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Nov 07 2014

Implications of cesarean delivery for breastfeeding outcomes and strategies to support breastfeeding (Insight Series)

Addresses the breastfeeding support needs of healthy, full-term babies born via cesarean delivery to healthy mothers.

Brief

Nov 06 2014

Overview of the social franchise model for delivering counseling services on infant and young child feeding

Describes the development and evolutionary path and lessons emerging from the delivery of IYCF counseling services in franchised health facilities in Viet Nam.

Brief

Nov 06 2014

Program brief: Infant and young child feeding support group model

This 4-page document answers questions on the purpose of IYCF support groups, the way they are structured, and the topics that are discussed.

Report

Oct 28 2014

Small grants program: Improving breastfeeding practices through cell phone counseling in India

The goal of this project was to examine the effect on breastfeeding (BF) rates of providing mothers with cell phone-based breastfeeding (BF) counseling in addition to maternity hospital retraining in the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).

Report

Feb 01 2014

Small grant program: Findings of 12 innovation grants to improve infant and young child feeding

The goal of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) Grants Program (2009 to 2014) was to identify new solutions for scaling up effective and sustainable interventions to improve infant and young child feeding by linking research to program delivery.

Brief

Apr 01 2012

Expanding Viet Nam’s Maternity Leave Policy to Six Months

Every parent wants to secure the healthiest possible future for their newborn child and we all have a role in helping families make the best feeding decisions for their infants and young children.

 
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