Brief

Strengthening Nutrition Counselling for Mothers to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding: Lessons From Lagos and Kaduna States

11 Jul 23
Topic(s): Breastfeeding, Complementary feeding, Newborn Health
Location: Nigeria
Language(s): English
Audience: Health and service providers, Policy makers and legislators, Program designers and implementers
Programs: Interpersonal communication
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From 2016-2021, A&T aimed to strengthen the quality of one-on-one and group counselling on nutrition for pregnant women and mothers of children under 2 years of age in Nigeria. A&T supported health workers with timely and targeted counselling contacts with mothers based on the age-specific infant and young child feeding (IYCF) needs throughout the 1,000-day period. This brief describes A&T’s approach to strengthen nutrition counselling through facilityand community-based approaches in Lagos and Kaduna States, and provides lessons learned for the design of future programs and interventions.

 
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