Background: Optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices during the first 2 years
of life is paramount importance as this period is the “critical window” for the promotion of …

Background: Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) is a cornerstone of care for ensuring
optimal child growth and development during the first 2 years of life. Scientific evidence …

Optimal feeding of infants and young children means exclusive breastfeeding from birth to
about six months, followed by an introduction of complementary foods drawn from the local …

Background: The global strategy for infant and young child feeding describes essential
actions to protect, promote and support appropriate infant and young child feeding. Finding …

Background: Optimal breastfeeding is one of the best and cost-effective strategic
interventions to prevent and reduce child death. Globally, it prevents 13% of childhood …

Objective In Ethiopia, despite the implementation of several interventions to improve infant
and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, no published studies have highlighted the most …

Introduction Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) is the cornerstone of infant and child
survival, healthy growth and development, healthy future generations and national …

Abstract Background The issue of Infant and Young Child Feeding practices was
widespread; it was estimated that infants were not exclusively breastfed in the first six …

Background Inappropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice is the leading
cause of malnutrition in children. Data is needed to identify children at risk of poor feeding …

Background The first 1000 days is “window of opportunity” for nutrition and vital for physical
growth, brain development and the immune system. None of previous studies explored …