" For a number of reasons, progress in improving child feeding practices in the developing
world has been remarkably slow. First, complementary feeding practices encompass a …

The publication of the WHO Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) indicators in 2008
equipped the nutrition and broader development community with an invaluable tool for …

This article reviews indicators for the following aspects of complementary feeding of 6-23
months old children: continued breast feeding, energy intake, feeding frequency, nutrient …

The lack of simple indicators of appropriate feeding practices has hampered progress in
measuring and improving infant and young child feeding in developing countries. In …

This article summarizes recent developments and steps taken by WHO and partners to
mobilize action in the area of infant and young child feeding, particularly complementary …

Appropriate complementary feeding is important for the normal growth and development of
children. This study aimed to describe the complementary feeding practices and identify …

Insufficient quantities and inadequate quality of complementary foods, together with poor
feeding practices, pose a threat to children's health and nutrition. Interventions to improve …

Although many successes have been achieved in promoting breastfeeding, this has not
been the case for complementary feeding. Some successes in promoting complementary …

Complementary feeding, the transition from a breast milk-based diet to inclusion of other
sources of nutrition in an infant's diet, is a major milestone in infant development. This …

The complementary feeding period is an important stage of child development. The study
aim was to develop an index reflecting the degree of adherence to complementary feeding …