Maternal nutrition

News

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Improved Infant and Young Child Feeding Takes Root in Nigeria

SPRING's partnerships with local NGOs to promote UNICEF's IYCF Package, paired with evidence of its effectiveness, spurs government uptake beyond the life of the project

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Food systems, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Nutrition-specific, Scaling up nutrition, Sustainability, Thousand days
Location: Nigeria
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SPRING Publishes a Series Exploring Experiences and Lessons Learned for Operationalizing Micronutrient Powders

Key participants of the Micronutrient Powders Consultation wrote a series of three articles to discuss and elevate the literature on micronutrient powder implementation research.

Keywords: Micronutrient, Anemia, Communication, Social and behavior change communication, Gender, Health systems, Maternal nutrition, Supplementation, Training
A group of women attending a handwashing seminar.

New Clinical Protocol Adopted in Kyrgyz Republic Marks a New Direction in Helminth Control

The Kyrgyz Republic national deworming working group, with SPRING support, developed a new clinical protocol for prevention and treatment of helminth infection.

Keywords: Anemia, Maternal nutrition, Sustainability, Policy
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
SPRING/Senegal Gender Advisor Daba Ndione Beye interacts with training participants.

SPRING Promotes Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment during Producer Organization Training Series

SPRING/Senegal organized a workshop for representatives of partner networks to raise awareness on gender issues and promote men and women as partners in household decision-making for good...

Keywords: Double burden, Family planning, Gender, Integration, Malnutrition, Maternal nutrition, Multi-sector, Social and behavior change communication, Sustainability, Training, Women's empowerment
Location: Senegal
Presenting on the 1,000 Day Window of Opportunity

Kyrgyz Media Joins SPRING in an Effort to Reduce Malnutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic

In partnership with the Ministry of Health’s Republican Center for Health Promotion, SPRING trained media representatives on how to better promote nutrition.

Keywords: Social and behavior change communication, Mass media, Adolescents, Thousand days, Training, Community media, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Dancing performance

“Breastfeeding is a Source of Child Health” Campaign in Tash Kumyr

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic and the Health Promotion Unit of Tash Kumyr town held an event on the importance of breastfeeding.

Keywords: Adolescents, Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Mass media, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding, Social and behavior change communication, Thousand days, Women's empowerment
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Local dance group “Jash Kiyal” performs traditional dances as part of SPRING’s World Breastfeeding Week event in Kara Kul

Kyrgyz Community Comes Together to Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic Raises Breastfeeding Awareness in Kara Kul.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal nutrition, Sustainability
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Ambassador Gwaltney plays with SPRING volunteer’s baby boy (held by SPRING Chief of Party Michael Foley) after discussing the impact good nutrition information will make on their community and the next generation.

US Ambassador Joins SPRING to Improve Nutrition in Kyrgyz Republic

US Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney visited SPRING/Kyrgyzstan program working to improve nutrition outcomes among women and children in Naryn Oblast.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Communication, Essential nutrition actions, Gender, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Social and behavior change communication, Nutrition-specific, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Maternal nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Posters

Cover image of the poster: Eat fine fish for welbodi, featuring images depicting preparing and eating fish.

Eat Fine Fish for Welbodi - Sierra Leone

The poster was pretested in rural communities and finalized for use in local markets to promote the supply of hygienic fish while HKI and the Ministry of Health are actively promoting the...

Keywords: Fish, Maternal nutrition
Location: Sierra Leone

Videos

A health worker, pregnant woman, and the pregnant woman's husband sit together on a bench and talk.

Community Video (Guinea): Toutes les Femmes Ont Besoin d’une Bonne Nutrition

Tenin is a pregnant woman in Tindo, Guinea. One day, the local community health worker (CHW) stops by her compound and speaks with her and her husband. The CHW tells Tenin’s husband that he...

Keywords: Maternal nutrition
Location: Guinea
Woman leading a Farmer Nutrition School in Bangladesh

Farmer Nutrition Schools in Bangladesh

SPRING pioneered the community-based farmer nutrition schools (FNS) approach to promote the production of nutrient-dense vegetables, fruits, and animal source foods at the household level...

Keywords: Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Social and behavior change communication, Farmer nutrition school, Breastfeeding, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Maternal nutrition
Location: Bangladesh
A woman speaks with a doctor at a health clinic

Community Video (Niger): All Women Need Good Nutrition

Hassan is preparing to go on a journey. His wife, Maimouna, goes to the health center for her prenatal visit, where a health worker gives her iron and folic acid tablets (IFA) and discusses...

Keywords: Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Breastfeeding
Location: Niger, Sahel

Galleries

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Training Community Video and Radio Staff in Guinea on MIYCN and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture

SPRING trained community video and radio staff on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Mamou, Guinea.

Keywords: Agriculture, Community media, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Communication, Nutrition-sensitive, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication, Training
Location: Guinea
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Two-Day Media and Messenger Training in the Kyrgyz Republic

In partnership with the Ministry of Health’s Republican Center for Health Promotion, SPRING trained 32 members of national media on how to better promote nutrition during a two-day Media...

Keywords: Social and behavior change communication, Mass media, Adolescents, Thousand days, Training, Community media, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Women participating in a quiz about breastfeeding

In Pictures: “Breastfeeding is a Source of Child Health” Campaign in Tash Kumyr

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic and the Health Promotion Unit of Tash Kumyr town held an event on the importance of breastfeeding.

Keywords: Adolescents, Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Mass media, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding, Social and behavior change communication, Thousand days, Women's empowerment
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
A mother and her infant at the Kara Kul town awareness event.

Kyrgyz Community Comes Together to Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week

SPRING/ Kyrgyz Republic Holds Community Event to Raise Breastfeeding Awareness in Kara Kul.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Social and behavior change communication, Thousand days, Infant and young child feeding, Mass media, Maternal nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
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Concept Testing Tailors Community Videos to Local Context in Two Regions in Niger

SPRING and Digital Green used concept testing to gather community input to nutrition and hygiene focused videos in two regions in Niger.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community media, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Gender, Handwashing, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Nutrition-sensitive, Family planning, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication, Thousand days, Training, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Women's empowerment
Location: Niger
Ambassador Gwaltney plays with a SPRING volunteer’s baby boy (held by SPRING Chief of Party Michael Foley) after discussing the impact good nutrition information will make on their community and the next generation.

US Ambassador Joins SPRING to Improve Nutrition in Kyrgyz Republic

US Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney visited SPRING/Kyrgyzstan program working to improve nutrition outcomes among women and children in Naryn Oblast.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Communication, Essential nutrition actions, Gender, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Job Aids and Tools

A doctor counsels a woman holding a baby on proper nutrition

Adolescent and Women’s Nutrition and Anemia Facilitator Guide

This module is intended to prepare facilitators/trainers with technical knowledge and skills to train doctors and nurses about adolescent and women’s nutrition and anemia throughout the...

Keywords: Anemia, Adolescents, Maternal nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Success Stories

Aminci Support Group members contribute money to a common pool of funds that can be used to increase the diversity of foods eaten by their families.

Women Empower Women to Improve Children’s Diets in Nigeria

To bring better infant and young child feeding practices to caregivers like the ones in Kajuru Ward, the FMOH—with support from UNICEF—is rolling out the C-IYCF Counselling Package. As part...

Keywords: Women's empowerment, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding, Breastfeeding
Location: Nigeria

Reports

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Informing Video Topics and Content on Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition and Handwashing

In 2013, the USAID Global Health Bureau asked the SPRING project to collaborate with the Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel–Enhanced Resilience (REGIS-ER) project,in providing...

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Maternal nutrition, Social and behavior change communication, Complementary feeding, Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Location: Niger

Events

Improving the Diet and Eating Practices of Adolescent Girls

Improving the Diet and Eating Practices of Adolescent Girls

Webinar on the current nutritional status and practices of adolescent girls globally, and why investments in their health and well-being are crucial to improve nutrition worldwide.

Keywords: Maternal nutrition, Adolescents, Stunting, Malnutrition
Location: Online
Source: Tasnim Partapuri, JSI

Using Demographic and Health Survey Data to Monitor and Evaluate Nutrition Programs

The first session in this series, Using Demographic and Health Survey Data to Monitor and Evaluate Nutrition Programs, was jointly hosted with The Demographic Health Survey (DHS) Program...

Keywords: Maternal nutrition, Supplementation
Location: Online, Washington, DC

Activities

Women and children sitting outside

Concept Testing Tailors Community Videos to Local Context in Two Regions in Niger

SPRING and Digital Green gathered community input to nutrition and hygiene focused videos in two villages in Niger.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community media, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Family planning, Gender, Handwashing, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Nutrition-sensitive, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication, Thousand days, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Women's empowerment
Location: Niger
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Stimulating Social and Behavior Change in Kyrgyz Communities

SPRING is working at the community level to encourage social and behavior change around nutrition and hygiene, targeting 1,000 day households through various communication channels.

Keywords: Anemia, Breastfeeding, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Handwashing, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Social and behavior change communication, Sustainability, Thousand days, Training, Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
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Increasing Access to Quality Nutrition Services Through Trainings

SPRING conducts trainings for health care providers to improve the quality and quantity of nutrition services and counselling throughout the Kyrgyz Republic.

Keywords: Anemia, Breastfeeding, Complementary feeding, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Stunting, Supportive supervision, Training, Workforce
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
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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

Resource Review Summaries

Consuming Iron Biofortified Beans Increases Iron Status in Rwandan Women after 128 Days in a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial

In this study, the authors tested the effectiveness of iron-biofortified beans to improve the iron status of women in Rwanda. The authors found an increase in hemoglobin and body iron...

Keywords: Anemia, Maternal nutrition, Fortification
Location: Rwanda

Examining the Link between Food Prices and Food Insecurity: A Multi-Level Analysis of Maize Price and Birthweight in Kenya

This study examines the relationship between the price of maize and low birth weight to help quantify the impact of local food prices on one outcome of household food insecurity. The...

Keywords: Agriculture, Maternal nutrition, Budgeting/financing for nutrition