Facts for Feeding - Breast Milk, Breastmilk, Breastfeeding, Breast Feeding

Facts for Feeding is a series of publications on recommended feeding and dietary practices to improve nutritional status at various points in life cycle. Policy makers, health care providers, and communicators can use these guidelines for developing messages and activities appropriate to local conditions.

Local assessments should be conducted to determine the emphasis to give to each of the recommended feeding practices, to identify audiences that are most receptive to change, and to design messages and activities based on audience profiles. Experience shows that focusing on a limited set of very specific behaviors is key to improving nutrition.

The following Facts for Feeding publications are from LINKAGES Project. Click here for a complete list of their publications.

	Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth - Facts for Feeding Identifies actions health care providers can take during the first week postpartum to help the mother and baby establish and maintain good breastfeeding practices. Languages Available: English (07/2003), French (09/2002), Spanish (09/2002) Download pdfEnglish, French, Spanish \| 8 Pages - Size: 96.08 KB Alternate on-site download English

	Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children- Facts for Feeding Recommends national, community, and household level practices to improve vitamin A status of infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women. Contributing Partner(s): Helen Keller International, HKI/ Africa, the MOST Project Languages Available: English (10/2001), French (08/2000), Spanish (12/2002), Portuguese (08/2000) Download pdfEnglish, French, Spanish, Portuguese \| 8 Pages Size: 131.82 KB Alternate on-site download English

	Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age- Facts for Feeding Provides feeding guidelines for children 6 to 24 months of age. Contributing Partner(s): SARA Project Languages Available: English (04/2004), French (11/1997), Spanish (11/2002) Download pdfEnglish, French, Spanish \| 4 Pages - Size: 86.04 KB Alternate on-site download English

	Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months- Facts for Feeding Provides infant feeding guidelines for the first six months of life. Provides guidelines for activities appropriate to local conditions. Languages Available: English (07/2004), French (07/2004), Spanish (09/2001) Download pdfEnglish, French, Spanish \| 4 Pages - Size: 76.48 KB Alternate on-site download English