為提升母乳哺餵率，世界衛生組織和聯合國兒童基金會提倡愛嬰醫院，影響了全球各地產科單位母乳哺餵的狀況。但是，為能達到哺乳六個月的推薦目標，在生產住院前與出院後有介入措施是必要的。嬰兒親善哺乳的社區是以社區為基礎，與愛嬰醫院相輔相成，是促進母乳哺餵的一項多面向的方案。本文的目的是介紹親善哺乳社區之緣起及一些國家目前實施的狀況，以作為台灣未來推廣親善哺乳社區的參考。

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), developed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund to promote breastfeeding in maternity facilities worldwide, has had a global impact on breastfeeding outcomes. However, further interventions are necessary before and after hospital discharge to meet the initiative’s recommended 6-month targets. The Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI), a multifaceted program for community based breastfeeding promotion designed to complement BFHI, addresses this challenge. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the origin of BFCI and its current implementation status in several countries as a reference for effective BFCI promotion in Taiwan.