Toolkit
Oct 13 2023
Toolkit to support breastfeeding women in the workplace
This toolkit is intended as a reference guide for employers and all those dedicated to creating breastfeeding-friendly workplaces in Viet Nam.
Poster/Graphic
Mar 10 2022
Educational posters on Kangaroo Mother Care, Proper Latching, and Breastmilk Expression and Storage
This series of three posters, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Viet Nam, provides information on kangaroo mother care, proper breastfeeding latch, and breastmilk expression and storage. The posters are part of the Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding initiative.
Journal article
Feb 25 2020
Different combinations of behavior change interventions and frequencies of interpersonal contacts are associated with infant and young child feeding practices in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam (Kim, S., 2019. Current Developments in Nutrition)
This article demonstrates that exposure to interventions matters for impact, but the combination of behavior change interventions and number of interpersonal counseling contacts required to support behavior change in infant and young child feeding are context-specific.
Brief, Handout
May 27 2019
Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding in Viet Nam
Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding
To be a center of excellence, a facility must…
Field note
Feb 20 2017
Bridging the generation gap on attitudes about infant feeding
Grandmothers play an important role as caregivers and as advisers to young mothers on infant feeding. Some have called them “guardians of tradition.” This tradition can at times conflict with new ideas, but need not be a barrier.
Journal article
Oct 25 2016
Impacts on breastfeeding practices of at-scale strategies that combine intensive interpersonal counseling, mass media, and community mobilization: results of cluster-randomized program evaluations in Bangladesh and Viet Nam (Menon P., 2016. PLOS Med)
In Bangladesh and Viet Nam between 2009–2014, Alive & Thrive (A&T) worked to improve breastfeeding practices through intensified interpersonal counseling (IPC), mass media (MM), and community mobilization (CM) intervention components delivered at scale in the context of policy advocacy (P