Implementing IYCF counseling centers in Bihar
Bihar is greatly challenged by a low rate of recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
Bihar is greatly challenged by a low rate of recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
Evidence shows that consistent and systematic interpersonal communication (IPC) is critical to changing infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices (UNICEF 2013).
Participatory learning and action (PLA) is a promising approach to promote infant and young children feeding (IYCF) and other health, nutrition, water sanitation, and hygiene (HNWASH) practices.
In October 2012, a baseline survey conducted in 20 blocks in the districts of Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, and Sitamarh in Bihar found significant gaps in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, such as a low rate of breastfeeding immediately
The Foundation for Mother & Child Health (FMCH) promotes effective complementary feeding practices through its First Thousand Days program, which aims to provide clear messaging through one-on-one counseling, courses, and home visits with preg
In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia.
A baseline survey conducted during 2012 among selected districts with extremely marginalized populations in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Odisha revealed high rates of malnutrition and poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
In Madhya Pradesh, significant improvements have been made in reducing undernutrition in the last several years.
Based on global standards for nutrition, the National Rural Health Mission of India recommends complementary feeding to infants at six months to ensure optimum growth and development (NRHM 2012).