The University of Louisville Center for Women & Infants at UofL Hospital has been named a Baby-Friendly Designated birthing facility by Baby-Friendly USA, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund. The UofL Center for Women & Infants is the only Downtown Louisville facility and the fourth facility in Kentucky to earn the designation. Currently there are 405 active Baby-Friendly hospitals and birthing centers in the United States and more than 20,000 worldwide.