* The World Health Organization's infant - feeding recommendation published in the Global Strategy on Infant and
Young Child Feeding states: As a global public health recommendation, infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health.
The World Health Organization's infant - feeding recommendation in the Global Strategy on Infant and
Young Child Feeding states:
The World Health Organization in the Global strategy for infant and
young child feeding states:
Not exact matches
The United
States performed poorly on almost all indicators set by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi), an international tracking, assessment and monitoring system for national implementation of the Global Strategy on Infant and
Young Child Feeding.
The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) assessment looks at the
state of national policy, programmes and planning around infant and
young child feeding (IYCF) in each country.
- The
State of Policies and Programme Implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and
Young Child Feeding in 51 Countries
Requests that the Director General work with Member
States to implement and monitor the Code and to examine the promotion and use of foods unsuitable for infant and
young child feeding
It stresses the obligation for
States to protect, promote and support breastfeeding through the implementation of the World Health Assembly Global Strategy for Infant and
Young Child Feeding.
BFHI has been shown to be very effective in increasing breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration in many countries, as well as improving mother's health care experiences and reducing rates of infant abandonment.12 Given the short and long - term benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, mother and society, implementing BFHI — alongside with the other objectives
stated in the Global Strategy for Infant and
Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worldwide.
This finding underscoring the need for a comprehensive approach is supportive of the approach called for by the World Health Organization and the United Nations
Children's Fund in the Global Strategy for Infant and
Young Child Feeding, and by the United
States Agency for International Development in its breastfeeding policy.
In 1981, Member
States of the World Health Organization adopted the International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes, with the aim to protect, promote and support appropriate infant and
young child feeding practices.
(3) to undertake, in collaboration with Member
States, prospective surveys, including statistical data of infant and
young child feeding practices in the various countries, particularly with regard to the incidence and duration of breastfeeding.
Finally, since I don't want it to be all focused on the United
States, here is the Infant and
Young Child Feeding Data from the World Health Organization.
IBFAN calls upon World Health Assembly Member
States to adopt a resolution to call for a «budget line» for Breastfeeding and Infant and
Young Child Feeding interventions in child health and / or nutrition, with a clear plan of action and timelines that is reported to the World Health Assembly every two y
Child Feeding interventions in
child health and / or nutrition, with a clear plan of action and timelines that is reported to the World Health Assembly every two y
child health and / or nutrition, with a clear plan of action and timelines that is reported to the World Health Assembly every two years.
The recently published (WHO) guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and
young children clearly
states that caregivers receive clear and accurate information on
feeding.
Initiation of breastfeeding by the Breast Crawl is a critical component of the IYCF (Infant and
Young Child Feeding) initiative for the
state of Maharashtra, India.
Breastfeeding is a lifeline for infants and
young children in emergencies, has zero environmental impact, and
States have a human rights obligation to ensure that mothers are enabled to make an informed decision on infant
feeding, free of conflicts of interests.
Feeding and nutrition of infants and young children (2003) Guidelines for the WHO European region, with emphasis on the former Soviet countries Development of a global strategy on infant and young child feeding: report on a WHO / UNICEF consultation for the WHO European Region (2001) Budapest, Hungary 28 May - 1 June 2001 Comparative analysis of implementation of the Innocenti Declaration in WHO European member states (1999) Monitoring Innocenti targets on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding Breastfeeding and healthy eating in pregnancy and lactation (1998) Report on a WHO workshop, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, 5 - 8 October 1998 Breastfeeding: how to support success (1997) A practical guide for health workers Health workers and the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1987) Report on a WHO meeting, Copenhagen, 31 October 19
Feeding and nutrition of infants and
young children (2003) Guidelines for the WHO European region, with emphasis on the former Soviet countries Development of a global strategy on infant and
young child feeding: report on a WHO / UNICEF consultation for the WHO European Region (2001) Budapest, Hungary 28 May - 1 June 2001 Comparative analysis of implementation of the Innocenti Declaration in WHO European member states (1999) Monitoring Innocenti targets on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding Breastfeeding and healthy eating in pregnancy and lactation (1998) Report on a WHO workshop, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, 5 - 8 October 1998 Breastfeeding: how to support success (1997) A practical guide for health workers Health workers and the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1987) Report on a WHO meeting, Copenhagen, 31 October 19
feeding: report on a WHO / UNICEF consultation for the WHO European Region (2001) Budapest, Hungary 28 May - 1 June 2001 Comparative analysis of implementation of the Innocenti Declaration in WHO European member
states (1999) Monitoring Innocenti targets on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding Breastfeeding and healthy eating in pregnancy and lactation (1998) Report on a WHO workshop, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, 5 - 8 October 1998 Breastfeeding: how to support success (1997) A practical guide for health workers Health workers and the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1987) Report on a WHO meeting, Copenhagen, 31 October 1986 WPRO