Handout
Jul 01 2020
Cost of Not Breastfeeding Advocacy Brief: Madagascar
Breastfeeding is one of the best buys in global health to improve social, health, and economic development outcomes. Globally, improving breastfeeding practices could save more than 820,000 lives annually—87 percent of them infants under six months of age.
Report
Oct 14 2015
Literature review: Dads can do that! Strategies for involving fathers in child feeding
Alive & Thrive explores academic literature on fathers’ involvement in child feeding.
Report
Oct 05 2015
Factors Associated with IYCF Practices in Ethiopia
Describes the methodology and findings of a study designed to better understand the factors contributing to suboptimal IYCF practices and stunting in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region.
Report
Nov 11 2014
Scaling Up and Sustaining Support for Community-based Interventions to Improve IYCF in Bangladesh
Summarizes BRAC’s experience in Bangladesh from 2009 to mid-2014 implementing a community-based model to improve feeding practices in Alive & Thrive program areas and beyond
Report
Nov 05 2014
Rapid Assessment of IYCF in Communities in Tigray and SNNP Regions of Ethiopia
Complements earlier formative research through an assessment of communication channels, available resources, and training needs of health extension workers and volunteers.
Handout
Nov 05 2014
7 excellent feeding actions for parents and caregivers of infants
This handout encourages families to take action and use a checklist to monitor their personal progress in adopting the 7 excellent feeding actions.