Sentences with phrase «appropriate complementary foods»

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond.

Exclusive breastfeeding for infants up to 6 months should be protected and promoted and breastfeeding should continue together with appropriate complementary foods preferably until two years of age as feasible.

Exclusive breastfeeding for infants up to 6 months of age should be protected and promoted and breastfeeding should continue alongside appropriate complementary foods preferably until two years of age, where feasible.

They suggest breastfeeding should be continued for up to two years, of course, with appropriate complementary foods.

Mothers known to be HIV - infected should be supported to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life, to introduce appropriate complementary foods thereafter, and to continue breastfeeding for the first 12 months, along with provision of ARVs, as per current WHO recommendations on HIV and infant feeding (see references below).

Feeding infants and young children in the context of HIV Mothers known to be HIV - infected should be supported to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life, to introduce appropriate complementary foods thereafter, and to continue breastfeeding for the first 12 months, along with provision of ARVs, as per current WHO recommendations on HIV and infant feeding (see references below).

According to the World Health Organization «Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond».

On a population basis, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is the recommended way of feeding infants, followed by continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary foods for up to two years or beyond.

(This is the case in many industries, of course, but in infant feeding we are concerned with the health of very young babies, for whom milk is the sole source of nutrition for the first six months, and who thereafter need appropriate complementary foods.)

For these reasons, AAP's Committee on Nutrition recommends infants be breastfed or provided iron - fortified infant formula during the first year of life in addition to the introduction of appropriate complementary foods around six months.

According to the La Leche League, the gold standard of breastfeeding is: «breastfeeding exclusively for six months, and providing appropriate complementary foods with continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond.»

Enable continued breastfeeding and appropriate complementary foods for up to two years of age or beyond, contributing to household food security.

Mothers living in settings where morbidity and mortality due to diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition are prevalent and national health authorities endorse breastfeeding should exclusively breastfeed their babies for 6 months, then introduce appropriate complementary foods and continue breastfeeding up to at least the child's first birthday.

Advocate for the implementation of sound national infant and young child feeding policies which include the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and the timely use of appropriate complementary foods.

Unicef and the World Health Organisation recommend exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond.

The World Health Organization states «Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond.»

Sets global recommendation of «6 months» exclusive breastfeeding, with safe and appropriate complementary foods and continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond.

Mothers should continue to breastfeed their children beyond the age of six months, until they are two years of age or older, at the same time providing them with safe and appropriate complementary foods to meet their evolving nutritional requirements.1

«Breastfeeding should be continued, with appropriate complementary foods, for as long as the mother and infant mutually desire.

The World Health Organization (WHO)(World Health Organisation, 2001) and the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP)(American Academy of Pediatrics, 1997) recommend exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, plus the continuation of offering breast milk until age two, with appropriate complementary foods.