This study aimed to understand exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers of four and six-month-old infants whose fathers received breastfeeding education materials and counseling services.

Despite the importance of early initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding, prelacteal feeds continue to pose a barrier to optimal breastfeeding practices in several countries. This study examined the factors associated with prelacteal feeding among Vietnamese mothers in 2011.

Household food insecurity (HFI) is a recognized underlying determinant of child undernutrition, but evidence of associations between HFI and child undernutrition is mixed.

The fanchisor manual includes an overview of the nutrition situation in Viet Nam, gives a detailed description of infant and young child feeding services delivered through a franchise facility, outlines selection and development procedures for franchisees, and discusses performance management, de

A comprehensive set of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators for international use was published in 2008. Alive & Thrive (A&T) undertook a process to incorporate these indicators into Viet Nam’s National Nutrition Surveillance System (NNSS).

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