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Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. However, contrary to WHO recommendations, fewer than half of infants under 6 months old are exclusively breastfed. Breastmilk is the ideal food for infants.
- Complementary Feeding
Infants can eat pureed, mashed and semi-solid foods...
- Newborn Health
In 2014, 194 Member States of the Sixty-seventh World Health...
- Infant Nutrition
Breastfeeding has been shown to be of critical importance to...
- Infant and Young Child Feeding
About 44% of infants 0–6 months old are exclusively...
- Complementary Feeding
20 gru 2023 · About 44% of infants 0–6 months old are exclusively breastfed. Few children receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods; in many countries less than a fourth of infants 6–23 months of age meet the criteria of dietary diversity and feeding frequency that are appropriate for their age.
16 paź 2023 · This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and high-income countries. It considers the needs of both breastfed and non-breastfed children.
11 kwi 2018 · The new guidance describes practical steps countries should take to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services. They provide the immediate health system platform to help mothers initiate breastfeeding within the first hour and breastfeed exclusively for six months.
1 lis 2020 · Recommendations for pregnancy, lactation, and feeding from birth to 24 months of age are provided for the first time. These include the recommendation for exclusive breastfeeding ideally for the first 6 months, followed by continued breastfeeding with the addition of nutritionally rich complementary foods.
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that infants begin breastfeeding within one hour of birth, be exclusively breastfed for the first six months, and continue breastfeeding until 2 years of age or beyond. At the age of 6 months, children need to begin eating their first foods.
Educate parents about norms in baby feeding, weight, stooling, and voiding. Avoid unnecessary supplements or pacifiers until breastfeeding is well established. Address parental questions and concerns. Avoid any promotion of commercial infant formula or feeding equipment in the hospital or office.
