Resources
Multilanguage resources
The following resources are available in multiple languages (English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and/or Spanish).
Facts for Feeding
Authoring organization(s): LINKAGES
Published: 2001–2006
Summary: These seven short leaflets provide general information on topics relevant to infant and young child nutrition for parents and health workers.
English:
- Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth
- Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children
- Feeding Infants and Young Children During and After Illness
- Feeding Low Birthweight Babies
- Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age
- Meeting the Iron Requirements of Infants and Young Children
- Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months
French:
- Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth
- Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children
- Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age
- Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months
Spanish:
- Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth
- Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children
- Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age
- Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months
Portuguese:
- Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth
- Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children
- Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age
- Meeting the Iron Requirements of Infants and Young Children
- Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months
Topic(s): Breastfeeding, general nutrition, non-English
Type(s): Leaflet
Region: Global
Gap Analysis of Nutrition Coverage in Madagascar
Authoring organization(s): Infant & Young Child Nutrition Project
Published: 2009
Summary: This document reveals the results of an analysis of the coverage of nutrition programs in Madagascar.
English:
French:
Topic(s): General nutrition, non-English
Type(s): Presentation
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Guiding Principles for Feeding Non-Breastfed Children 6–24 Months of Age
Author(s): Dewey K
Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization
Published: 2005
Summary: These guiding principles are based on consensus achieved during an informal meeting of experts held in Geneva in early 2004 and adapted from the Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding of the Breastfed Child. The publication lists the nine guiding principles, with the scientific rationale for each, and gives examples of diets from different parts of the world that can meet energy and nutrient needs of infants and young children after six months of age who are not breastfed. Annexes include information on developing locally appropriate feeding recommendations based on the principles, and on key issues around early breastfeeding cessation for infants and young children of HIV-positive mothers.
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Spanish:
Topic(s): Complementary feeding, general nutrition, non-English
Type(s): Technical report
Region: Global
Haiti Stakeholders’ Workshop Report on HIV and Infant Feeding
Authoring organization(s): Infant & Young Child Nutrition Project
Published: 2008
Summary: This report (in French) was the product of a three-day stakeholder’s meeting in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization (WHO) for more than 100 institutions to achieve national consensus on infant feeding in the context of HIV/AIDS and adopt the WHO Recommendations for Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV/AIDS.
French:
Atelier sur la Nutrition du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant Nés de Mères Séropositives
Topic(s): Infant feeding and HIV, non-English
Type(s): Report
Region: Caribbean
HIV and Infant
Feeding Counseling Tools
Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization
Published: 2005, 2008
Summary: These tools have been created to help health workers before, during, and after a counseling session so that they can better support HIV-positive mothers. The set includes counseling cards that describe the counseling process; a reference guide that provides technical and practical details; and an orientation guide that suggests ways for health care managers to train infant feeding counselors on using the cards and guide.
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Spanish:
Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV, non-English
Type(s): Counseling cards, reference manual
Region: Global
HIV and Infant Feeding Technical Consultation: Consensus Statement
Authoring organization(s): Inter-Agency Task Team on Prevention of HIV Infections in Pregnant Women, Mothers, and Their Infants, World Health Organization
Published: 2006
Summary: This consensus statement is the product of the World Health Organization HIV and Infant Feeding Technical Consultation held on behalf of the Inter-Agency Task Team on Prevention of HIV Infections in Pregnant Women, Mothers, and Their Infants in Geneva , Switzerland, October 25–27, 2006. It outlines new evidence and research on HIV transmission through breastfeeding, new evidence on morbidity and mortality, improving young child infant feeding practices, new program data, and recommendations. Also included below are the reference documents that informed the consensus statement.
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Reference documents:
- New Data on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Their Policy Implications (2001) [Please click through the security screen to access this resource.]
- The Glion Call to Action on Family Planning and HIV/AIDS in Women and Children (2004)
- Call to Action: Towards an HIV-Free and AIDS-Free Generation (2005)
- Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants (2004)
- World Health Organization Child and Adolescent Health and Development website
Topic(s): Breastfeeding, infant feeding and HIV, non-English
Type(s): Policy document
Region: Global
HIV and Infant Feeding: Update
Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization
Published: 2007
Summary: This document provides the full list of updated HIV and infant feeding recommendations from the World Health Organization and an explanation of key points. It is based on the Technical Consultation held on behalf of the Inter-agency Task Team (IATT) on Prevention of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Mothers and their Infants, Geneva, 25-27 October 2006.
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Spanish:
Topic(s): General nutrition, infant feeding and HIV, non-English
Type(s): Technical overview
Region: Global
HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, and Food Security: What We Can Do
Authoring organization(s): The World Bank
Published: 2007
Summary: This document provides guidance to World Bank and other HIV project managers on integrating nutrition support into HIV projects to improve HIV and AIDS outcomes. Sections include nutrition for adults living with HIV, HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women, HIV-affected children 0 to 24 months, and HIV-positive children 0 to 24 months; special support for people living with HIV/AIDS; food security; and food assistance support, including in the emergency setting.
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French:
Portuguese:
Topic(s): General nutrition, infant feeding and HIV, non-English
Type(s): Technical report
Region: Global
Infant Feeding
Counseling Materials
Authoring organization(s): Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
Published: 2006, 2008
Summary: These materials include clinical algorithms geared for health workers (not lay counselors) to use to counsel mothers and determine the most appropriate time to stop breastfeeding; an adaptation and finalization of the World Health Organization (WHO) Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: An Integrated Course, including new chapters on complementary feeding and country-specific recommendations; adaptations and local drawings/graphics inspired by the WHO counseling cards; and take-home brochures for mothers on exclusive breastfeeding, expressing breastmilk, and replacement feeding. The set also introduces a new follow-up form to be used at monthly postpartum visits for all infants of HIV-positive mothers.
English:
- Clinical Algorithm: Helping HIV-Positive Mothers Decide When to Stop Breastfeeding—Infant Age: 6–12 Months
- Clinical Algorithm: Helping HIV-Positive Mothers Decide When to Stop Breastfeeding—Infant Age: 12 Months and Older
- Key Objectives of Infant Feeding Counseling and Support in PMTCT Programs
- Please contact info@iycn.org to request a copy of the adapted and finalized World Health Organization (WHO) Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: An Integrated Course.
French:
- Clinical Algorithm: Helping HIV-Positive Mothers Decide When to Stop Breastfeeding—Infant Age: 6–12 Months
- Clinical Algorithm: Helping HIV-Positive Mothers Decide When to Stop Breastfeeding—Infant Age: 12 Months and Older
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Brochure
- How to Express Breast Milk Brochure
- Replacement Feeding Brochure
- Key Objectives of Infant Feeding Counseling and Support in PMTCT Programs
- Please contact info@iycn.org to request a copy of the adapted and finalized World Health Organization (WHO) Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: An Integrated Course.
Topic(s): Behavior change communication, breastfeeding, infant feeding and HIV, monitoring and evaluation, non-English
Type(s): Brochure, job aid technical report, training guide
Region: Global
IYCN Fact Sheet
Authoring organization(s): Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project
Published: 2009
Summary: This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project.
English:
French:
Topic(s): General nutrition
Type(s): Fact sheet
Region: Global
Kenya Infant Feeding Brochures
Authoring organization(s): US Agency for International Development, PATH, Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project
Published: 2009
Summary: These two brochures (originally developed by the Government of Kenya, UNICEF, and PATH) are being disseminated to mothers and families through IYCN and APHIA II Western facility and community-based activities. One brochure focuses on infant feeding during the first six months of life and the other focuses on infant feeding after 6 months.
Swahili:
- Mlishe Mtoto Wako Vyema Baada Ya Miezi Sita
- Mnyonyeshe Mtoto Wako Vyema Kutoka Kuzaliwa Hadi Miezi Sita
Topic(s): Complementary feeding, breastfeeding, non-English
Type(s): Brochures
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
National Norms for Safe Feeding of HIV-exposed Infants and Young Children
Authoring organization(s): Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project, Haiti Ministry of Health
Published: 2009
Summary: This document provides clear guidance for health workers to effectively support mothers on infant feeding in Haiti.
French:
- Normes Nationales Relatives a L’alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant Sains et Ceux Nés de Mères Séropositives
Topic(s): General nutrition, infant Feeding and HIV
Type(s): Policy
Region: Latin American and the Caribbean
Prevention of
Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: Generic Training Package
Authoring organization(s): World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Published: 2004, 2008
Summary: The original World Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Generic Training Package was completed in 2004, and the first update was completed in early 2008. This package is a comprehensive, evidence-based course developed for implementation in resource-limited settings. It provides a framework for updating existing policy, developing materials where needed, and a mechanism for developing and sustaining human capacity building for programs.
English:
- Introduction and Overview of Generic Training Package
- Participant Manual
- Presentation Booklet
- Pocket Guide
- Trainer Manual
- Training Programme and Course Director Guide
- Wall Chart
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Spanish:
Russian:
Topic(s): Behavior change communication, infant feeding and HIV, monitoring and evaluation, non-English
Type(s): Booklet, poster, training guide
Region: Global
Photo: Aurelio Ayala III
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