Breastfeeding

Galleries

A local parade during World Breastfeeding Week in Bangladesh

Breastfeeding Support in Bangladesh: Close To Mothers

SPRING is highly committed to supporting the Government of Bangladesh and provides technical and logistical support for arranging national events like World Breastfeeding Week (WBW).

Keywords: Breastfeeding
Location: Bangladesh

Activities

Screenshot of Counseling Cards

Evaluation of the Community IYCF Counseling Package

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the C-IYCF Counseling Package in improving IYCF behaviors in an environment supportive of its design, management, technical...

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Nigeria
A drawing of a counseling session

Building Local Partners’ Capacity to Implement Infant and Young Child Feeding Interventions

SPRING provides technical assistance to partners rolling out the Nigeria Community and Facility Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Package for its use in uniform training and information...

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Gender, Handwashing, Health systems, HIV/AIDS, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication, Supportive supervision, Thousand days, Training, Workforce
Location: Nigeria

Videos

mother breastfeeding

Community Video (India): Managing Exclusive Breastfeeding

This video discusses how a working mother can work and still continue to exclusively breastfeed her less-than-six-months-old baby.

Keywords: Community media, Breastfeeding
Location: India
Screenshot of the community video

Community Video (India): Importance of Exclusive Breastfeeding

This video discusses the importance of exclusive breastfeeding.

Keywords: Community media, Breastfeeding
Location: India

A2Z Resources

National Nutrition Program: Village Volunteer Micro-nutrient Module

National Nutrition Program: Village Volunteer Micro-nutrient Module

This job aid, developed for village volunteers, includes information on a variety of nutrition practices for mothers and young children.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Micronutrient, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Cambodia

Pages

Resource Review Summaries

Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding is a Positive Predictor of Iron Status in 6- to 10-Month-old Infants in Rural Kenya

The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding of infants for six months after birth. Breastmilk contains all the nutrients an infant needs in the first six months of life but is low in iron....

Keywords: Anemia, Breastfeeding
Location: Kenya

Scaling Up Breastfeeding Programmes in a Complex Adaptive World

In this editorial, the authors make the case for using complex analysis systems longitudinal research to understand how best to empower decision makers for scaling up effective...

Keywords: Breastfeeding