Resource Counselling Access Training courses, implementation guidance, and resources for delivering skilled breastfeeding counselling from pregnancy through the first two years UNICEF/UN0354120/Tremeau Document Global Breastfeeding Scorecard, 2025 Read now Report Compendium of Skilled Breastfeeding Counselling Case Studies Current examples of how individual countries, programmes and initiatives have successfully improved access to skilled breastfeeding counselling. Read now Report Infant and young child feeding counselling Impact of feeding practices on the nutritional status, growth, development, health and survival of infants and young children Read now Report Breastfeeding Counselling in Emergencies Guideline with recommendations and best practice statements for breastfeeding counselling Read now Report Counselling women to improve breastfeeding practices Recognizing the important approach to improving global breastfeeding practices Read now Report Midwives and Nurses - supporting breastfeeding worldwide Midwives and nurses playing a vital role in breastfeeding worldwide Read now Page BFHI training course for maternity staff The materials in this training course complement existing courses and can be used as part of the pre-service education of health workers. Learn more Page Competency verification toolkit This guide presents a comprehensive competency verification toolkit to assess staff competency in implement the Ten Steps. Learn more Report Advocacy brief: Skilled breastfeeding counselling Skilled breastfeeding counselling is one of the most effective strategies for improving breastfeeding rates. Read now Document Advocacy guidance brief: skilled BF counselling The Collective's Advocacy Guidance Brief on skilled breastfeeding counselling. Read now Page Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding: Viet Nam This brief outlines the criteria for becoming a Center of Breastfeeding Excellence in Viet Nam. Learn more Video Global Health Media Videos: Breastfeeding These videos provide education on breastfeeding counselling to health workers and volunteers. Watch now Page Infant and young child feeding learning hub Investing in Child Nutrition is a free, publicly available online course designed to provide guidance, skills, and practical information to health workers. Learn more Page Capture the Moment: Early initiation of breastfeeding This joint report presents the global situation of early initiation of breastfeeding and describes trends over the past ten years. Learn more Page Counselling of women to improve breastfeeding practices The objective of this guideline is to provide global, evidence-informed recommendations on breastfeeding counselling, as a public health intervention. Learn more Page Best Start Community Breastfeeding Projects This webpage outlines the outcomes of the Best Start Community Breastfeeding Project as part of a comprehensive strategy to combat child obesity in Ontario. Learn more Page IYCF Counselling Centres in Bihar, India This program brief presents the findings from an assessment of IYCF-Counselling Centres conducted by Alive & Thrive in the state of Bihar. Learn more Page Community based infant and young child feeding this package of tools guides local adaptation, design, planning and implementation of community based IYCF counselling and support services at scale. Learn more Page Infant and young child feeding counselling: An integrated co This integrated course is designed to give health workers the competencies required to carry out effective counseling for breastfeeding. Learn more Page Breastfeeding counselling: a training course This course is designed to provide health workers with the skills needed to support mothers and their children to breastfeed optimally. Learn more Back to the Toolkit
