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Introduction to infant and young child feeding

1/1. Introduction to infant and young child feeding. After completing this session participants will be able to: describe The Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding list the operational targets of The Global Strategy

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Introduction to infant and young child feeding

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  1. 1/1 Introduction to infant and young child feeding • After completing this session participants will be able to: • describe The Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding • list the operational targets of The Global Strategy • state the current recommendations for feeding children from 0-24 months of age

  2. 1/2 The Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding • Developed by WHO and UNICEF to revitalize world attention on the impact that feeding practices have on infants and young children • Malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly, for over 50% of the 10.6 million deaths annually among children <5 years • Over two-thirds of these deaths occur in the first year of life

  3. 1/3 Policy initiatives • International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (1981) • Innocenti Declaration (1990) • Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (1991) • Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (2002)

  4. 1/4 Exclusive breastfeeding • Breastfeeding provides ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants • Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life

  5. 1/5 Complementary feeds • After six months all babies require complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond • Complementary feeds should be: • timely • adequate • safe • properly fed

  6. 1/6 Feeding in exceptionally difficult circumstances • Emergency situations • Malnourished children • Low-birth-weight babies • Infants of HIV-infected mothers • Orphans

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