Complementary feeding: inappropriate practices in infants

Perception and Practices of Complementary Feeding among Infants’ Mothers in Southwestern Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

Background: Malnutrition resulting from inappropriate and ineffective childhood feeding remains a significant public health concern especially in developing countries, where poor child feeding practices exert serious negative impact on health outcomes. This qualitative study explored mothers’ perception about complementary feeding, mothers’ hygiene and food safety measures, food storage, and pr...

Complementary feeding in preterm infants.

The Effect of Modes of Delivery on Infants' Feeding Practices

Breast feeding has a great impact on the infant morbidity and mortality. According to Pakistan Demographic and Health survey (PDHS) infant mortality rate is 78 deaths per 1,000 live births. World Health Organization recommends that exclusive breast feeding for six months can decrease infant mortality rate by one-third. The objective of the study was to find out how the mode of delivery had impa...

Importance of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Complementary Feeding Among Infants

The aim of this review is to document the advantages of exclusive breastfeeding along with concerns which may hinder the practice of breastfeeding and focuses on the appropriateness of complementary feeding and feeding difficulties which infants encounter. Breastfeeding, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is the most cost effective way for reducing childhood morbidity such as obes...

Promoting Optimal Infant Feeding Practices and Effective Use of Complementary Foods for Infants: Delivery Lessons

Acknowledgements: We acknowledge the important contribution of a large number of experts that have worked with GAIN over the years, enabling the organization to accumulate expertise and important lessons in the area of behavior change and demand creation. Our sincere gratitude goes to the following people: Gretel Pelto and Margaret Armar-Klemesu for their work on the Focused Ethnographic Survey...