This slide deck was part of a presentation given by RTI International and Alive & Thrive during a post-graduate course lecture at Johns Hopkins University on January 25, 2024.

This flip chart is intended for use as a job aid by health workers to advise pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on best practices in maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding. 

Despite proven benefits, less than half of infants and young children globally are breastfed in accordance with the recommendations of WHO.

This Series paper examines how mother and baby attributes at the individual level interact with breastfeeding determinants at other levels, how these interactions drive breastfeeding outcomes, and what policies and interventions are necessary to achieve optimal breastfeeding. 

Despite increasing evidence about the value and importance of breastfeeding, less than half of the world's infants and young children (aged 0–36 months) are breastfed as recommended. This Series paper examines the social, political, and economic reasons for this problem.