This article was part of a special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin on the Alive & Thrive (A&T) project. Despite the existence of a strong evidence base for investing in infant and young child feeding (IYCF), sufficiently supported IYCF policies and programs are rare.

This special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin focused on the work of Alive & Thrive in designing and implementing large-scale programs to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Asia and Africa.

This article was part of a special supplement in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin on the Alive & Thrive (A&T) project.

The 2013 Lancet series on maternal and child undernutrition highlighted maternal depression as a significant risk factor for poor child growth and recommended interventions to address the problem through maternal and child health and nutrition programs.

Sub-optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are likely a significant contributor to high undernutrition rates in Viet Nam. To date, however, there has been no comprehensive review of IYCF practices in Viet Nam.