Session Objectives By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe what complementary feeding is and why it is needed 2. Discuss nutrition gaps in breast milk after 6 months and foods to supplement the gaps 3. Describe optimal principles and practices for complementary feeding 4. Demonstrate ability to use locally available foods for complementary feeding Integrating Nutrition Assessment, Counselling, and ...
Complementary Feeding • Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding • After 6 months of age, it becomes increasingly difficult for breastfed infants to meet their nutrient needs from human milk alone. • Furthermore most infants are developmentally ready for other foods at about 6 months. • In settings where environmental sanitation is very poor, waiting until even later than 6 months to introduce complementary foods might ...
Conceptual Framework 2 What Makes Programmes Potentially Nutrition-sensitive? They address critical underlying determinants of undernutrition They are implemented at large scale and are effective at reaching the poor who also have the highest malnutrition rates They can be leveraged to serve as delivery platforms for nutrition-specific interventions Accelerating progress in nutrition requires increasing the Accelerating progress in nutrition requires increasing the nutritional impact of effective ...
Nutrition: Session 1 Looking at data using the Nutrition Program Design Assistant (NPDA)*: STEP 1 Indicators • IYCF • Micronutrients NPDA Reference Guide: http://www.coregroup.org/storage/documents/ Workingpapers/NPDA_RefGuide)web.pdf NPDA Workbook: http://www.coregroup.org/storage/documents/Workingpape rs/NPDA_workbook_web.pdf HANDOUT: DATASET DHS AND KPC SURVEYS* GROUP A GROUP B INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING % National Level % National Level (rural) (rural) BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES % of children born ...
Executive Summary Executive Summary Facebook is main social media platform in Myanmar and very much influential for communication the information and influencing the decision making of the users. Facebook is frequently understood as the whole internet for the majority of populations in Myanmar. Healthy and Happy Families (HHF) joined Facebook in 2019. This strategy outlines our current approach planned activities to enhance our social media ...
Infant Feeding Under 6 months Exclusive Breastfeeding o For 6 months o Initiation within 1st hour after birth o Breastfeeding on demand o Development of skills of breastfeeding expression o Protection from commercial pressures of artificial milk o Breast milk substitutes o Dangers of breast milk substitutes 2 Infant feeding continued • Complementary feeding and sustained breastfeeding • Timely introduction of complementary foods • Breast ...
Complementary feeding is a Complementary feeding is a key window for intervention key window for intervention Age range of complementary feeding (6- Age range of complementary feeding (6- 24 mo) is the time of peak incidence of 24 mo) is the time of peak incidence of – Growth faltering Growth faltering – Micronutrient deficiencies Micronutrient deficiencies – Morbidity, e.g. diarrheal disease Morbidity, e.g ...
Purpose To review optimal infant and young child feeding practices to improve counseling skills on infant feeding in the context of HIV 2 Learning Objectives • Describe optimal infant and young child feeding practices. • Explain infant feeding options for HIV-infected mothers. • Know key components of counseling women, their partners, and their families on infant feeding in the context of HIV. 3 Session Outline ...
Infant & Young Children Infant & Young Children 6-24 months of age 6-24 months of age 1. Introduce Complementary Foods at 6 months of age while continuing to breastfeed • breastmilk alone does not provide sufficient calories & nutrients to sustain optimal growth; • Infants are developmentally ready to take soft, and semi-soft foods in addition to breastmilk Facts for Feeding 6-24 ...
Objectives • Normal growth patterns in infancy • Nutritional requirements of healthy term infants* – Macronutrients – Micronutrients • Benefits of human-milk • Practical guidelines for complementary feeding • Summary Case Presentation • A mother brings in her 2 month old healthy term infant who is exclusively breast fed for a well visit How would you answer these nutritional questions: Can she eat cereal now ...