Breastfeeding Advocacy Toolkit

The OG-IFE aims to provide concise, practical guidance on how to ensure appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies.   Organization Emergency Nutrition Network Publication date 2017 Language English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Bangla, Arabic, Swahili, Portuguese, Croatian  Operational Guidance on Infant…

This is a consolidated guideline of new and existing recommendations on routine postnatal care for women and newborns receiving facility- or community-based postnatal care in any resource setting. It provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for care during the postnatal period, focusing on the essential package that all women and newborns…, WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience This publication is the update of the document published in 2014 entitled WHO recommendations…

This Communications Guide has been developed to establish consistent and clear communication on the management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months (u6m) and their mothers (MAMI), and to inform advocacy for the approach. Its primary purpose is to support engagement with key stakeholders across sectors/disciplines from sub-…, Management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months and their mothers (MAMI) Communications Guide MAMI Communications Guide 2 AcknowledgementsMAMI Communications Guide was developed by the MAMI Global Network, led by Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) (Kelsey Grey, Marie McGrath and Eleanor Rogers) as the Coordinator of the MAMI…

All health workers who care for women and children during the postnatal period and beyond have a key role to play in establishing and sustaining breastfeeding. Many health workers cannot fulfil this role effectively because they have not been trained to do so. This 2-page summary is built upon the revised 2018 Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding…

This Policy Brief is intended to guide Member States in the WHO European Region as they embark on the vital task of safeguarding parents and caregivers from all forms of promotion of breastmilk substitutes (‎BMS)‎ and the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children (‎FIYC)‎. This policy brief provides step-by-step guidance on…, EFFECTIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS FOR ENDING INAPPROPRIATE MARKETING OF BREAST-MILK SUBSTITUTES AND FOODS FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN in the WHO European Region ABSTRACT This Policy Brief is intended to guide Member States in the WHO European Region as they embark on the vital task of safeguarding parents and caregivers from all forms of…

This report - the largest of its kind to date - draws on the experiences of over 8,500 women and 300 health professionals across eight countries. It exposes the aggressive marketing practices used by the formula milk industry, and highlights impacts on families’ decisions about how to feed their babies and young children. Add your name to #…

The Global Breastfeeding Collective has developed an advocacy brief outlining seven actions that stakeholders, donors, and governments can take to improve access to skilled breastfeeding counselling. This document is a companion to that brief, providing a compendium of current examples of how individual countries, programmes and initiatives have …, COMPENDIUM OF SKILLED BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLING CASE STUDIES 2 | GLOBAL BREASTFEEDING COLLECTIVE | Compendium of Skilled Breastfeeding Counselling Case Studies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The compilation of these case studies was coordinated by the Global Breastfeeding Collective task team, listed in alphabetical order: Mona Alsumaie, Jeniece Alvey, Heidy…

Global Breastfeeding Scorecard 2021, Protecting Breastfeeding Through Bold National Actions During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond The Global Breastfeeding Scorecard examines national performance on key indicators of the seven policy priorities. The Scorecard is designed to encourage and document progress on the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding.   Organization…

This training package aligns with health strategies aimed at improving infant and young child feeding, by allowing you to create a customized training package that will respond directly to the specific learning needs of your health workers. The training modules cover a range of topics, including breastfeeding, complementary feeding, growth…, Directors guideSecond edition INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING COUNSELLING: AN INTEGRATED COURSE Directors guideSecond edition INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING COUNSELLING: AN INTEGRATED COURSE Infant and young child feeding counselling: an integrated course. Directors guide, second edition ISBN 978-92-4-003169-2 (electronic version) ISBN 978-92-4-…

This Operational Guidance on Breastfeeding Counselling in Emergencies (OG-BFC/E) is a pragmatic guide which covers key considerations and potential adaptations when applying WHO’s 2018 guidelines in an emergency setting. This guidance is intended to be used by policymakers and other decision makers and programmers working in emergencies (both…, OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE: BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLING IN EMERGENCIES JULY 2021 2 OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE BREASTFEEDING COUNSELLING IN EMERGENCIES 3 Acknowledgements This guidance was undertaken by Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) in collaboration with the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group. Isabelle Modigell (Lead Researcher)…

This document provides global guidance for implementing the recommendations outlined in the WHO guideline ‘Counselling of Women to Improve Breastfeeding Practices’. The core purpose of this document is to ensure that all women receive high quality breastfeeding counselling through ensuring that breastfeeding counselling programmes meet mothers’…, iImplementation Guidance on Counselling Women to Improve Breastfeeding Practices IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ON COUNSELLING WOMEN TO IMPROVE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES iiImplementation Guidance on Counselling Women to Improve Breastfeeding Practices United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) August 2021 ISBN (UNICEF): 978-92-806-5271-0 (electronic version)…

Midwives and nurses play a vital role in protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding worldwide. Skilled breastfeeding support from midwives and nurses helps prevent childhood infections and mortality, while boosting cognitive development and decreasing rates of obesity, diabetes and maternal and child cancers. This Advocacy Brief was…, ADVOCACY BRIEF The Role of Midwives and Nurses in Protecting, Promoting and Supporting BreastfeedingMidwives and nurses play a vital role in protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding worldwide. Skilled breastfeeding support from midwives and nurses helps prevent childhood infections and mortality, while boosting cognitive development and…