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90 Pages	Can Marketing Of Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplements Reach the Poor? The Vitaldía Project, Bolivia Documents the qualitative research conducted for the development of a multiple micronutrient supplement (VitalDía) marketed to reach low income women in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also presents results from the baseline and final Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Behavior (KAPB) studies conducted to assess the reach of the program among women of reproductive age. Author(s): S. Huffman Downloads Available: English

	Celebrating Innocenti 1990-2005: Achievements, challenges and future imperatives This document was prepared for the 15th anniversary celebration of the Innocenti declaration. It assesses the progress in achieving the Innocenti targets, examines the current challenges and reinforces the need to act rapidly in support of infant and young child feeding. Downloads Available: English

30 Pages	Community-Based Strategies for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in Developing Countries WHO and LINKAGES examine the role of communities and community-based resource persons in providing support to mothers who breastfeed. This report is based on a review of the literature and an analysis of three projects; it assesses the impact of interventions, the mechanisms through which behaviors can be changed, and the factors that are necessary to maximize and sustain the benefits of interventions. (Hard copies of this publication can be obtained by e-mailing WHO at cah@who.int) Author(s): A. Morrow, WHO Contributing Partner(s): LINKAGES Downloads Available: English

40 Pages	Developmental Readiness of Normal Full Term Infants to Progress from Exclusive Breastfeeding to the Introduction of Complementary Foods: Reviews of the Relevant Literature Summarizes evidence-based literature regarding the best age to introduce complementary (semi-solid and solid) foods into the diet of the breastfed infant. Author(s): A. Naylor, ed. and A. Morrow, co-ed. Contributing Partner(s): Wellstart International and the LINKAGES Project Downloads Available: English

70 Pages	Essential Health Sector Actions to Improve Maternal Nutrition in Africa Identifies essential nutrition and health actions for pregnant and lactating women that contribute to the achievement of five nutrition-related outcomes. Contributing Partner(s): The Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care at Makerere University in Uganda, MOST Project, SARA Project, SANA Project Downloads Available: English

8 Pages	Essential Health Sector Actions to Improve Maternal Nutrition in Africa (Summary) Summary of 70 page paper, Essential Health Sector Actions to Improve Maternal Nutrition in Africa. Contributing Partner(s): The Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care at Makerere University in Uganda, MOST Project, SARA Project, SANA Project Downloads Available: English French

36 Pages	HIV and Infant Feeding: A Chronology of Research and Policy Advances and Their Implications for Programs Informs program managers and others about major advances in the study of HIV and infant feeding and the policy responses to these findings. Author(s): E. Piwoz, E. Preble Contributing Partner(s): SARA Project Downloads Available: English French

47 Pages	HIV and Infant Feeding: Knowledge, Gaps and Challenges for the Future A 2004 PowerPoint presentation on mother-to-child transmission of HIV and timing of HIV transmission; overview of postnatal HIV transmission risk factors; results of efforts to quantify risks of different infant feeding strategies using a simulation model; current and planned field trials of interventions to prevent MTCT through breastfeeding; discussion of future challenges. (To view the notes, first open the Powerpoint, then go to the Edit menu, then choose Edit Slides.) Author(s): E. Piwoz and J. Ross Contributing Partner(s): SARA Project Downloads Available: English

74 Pages	Improving Breastfeeding Behaviors: Evidence from Two Decades of Intervention Research Summarizes available research on specific interventions intended to improve four key breastfeeding behaviors. Author(s): C. Green Downloads Available: English

156 Pages	Infant and Young Child Feeding: A Tool for Assessing National Practices, Policies and Programmes This three-part tool is designed to help users assess the strengths and weaknesses of policies and programs for protecting, promoting and supporting optimal feeding practices, and determine where improvements may be needed to meet the aim and objectives of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. Requests for permission to reproduce or translate the tool should be addressed to WHO Publications, email: permission@who.int (See our other program tools) Downloads Available: English

	Infant Feeding Key Indicator Monitoring Manual This manual is designed to permit organizations to carry out routine monitoring of key infant feeding behaviors: Exclusive Breastfeeding, Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding, and Timely Complementary Feeding. Downloads Available: English

25 Pages	Infant Feeding Options in the Context of HIV This document identifies the specific behaviors required of a mother or caregiver to act upon the infant feeding recommendations and informed choice policy of WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, and UNFPA. Downloads Available: English

105 Pages	Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding Behaviors: Detailed Summaries of 51 Studies Provides brief summaries of the available research from 51 studies on specific interventions intended to influence four key breastfeeding behaviors. Author(s): C. Green Downloads Available: English

131 Pages	LINKAGES Zambia 1997-2005 Final Report A full report on LINKAGES infant feeding and HIV/AIDS programs in Zambia. Downloads Available: English

32 Pages	LINKAGES/Ghana Project 1997-2004 Final Report Final report on LINKAGES' Ghana Country Program. Downloads Available: English

59 Pages	Madagascar Story This publication documents the major elements of the LINKAGES-AED program in Madagascar. It is useful to planners and programmers interested in improving breastfeeding and other nutritional practices at large scale. Downloads Available: English French

6 Pages	Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation: Dietary Guide This document attempts to help health workers translate general recommendations for increased nutrient requirements into individual dietary and behavioral changes for mothers. It also attempts to assist programs in the development of appropriate protocols and counseling materials on maternal nutrition. Contributing Partner(s): CORE Group Downloads Available: English

43 Pages	Packaged Foods for Complementary Feeding: Marketing Challenges and Opportunities Examines strategies for using packaged complementary foods to improve the nutritional well being of young children in developing countries. Author(s): R. Porter, L. Shafritz Downloads Available: English

80 Pages	Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Asia: Practical Guidance for Programs Provides technical information, program guidelines, and a basis for policy dialogue and coordination for preventing MTCT in resource-constrained settings common in Asia. Author(s): E. Piwoz and E. Preble Contributing Partner(s): The Academy for Educational Development's Center for Nutrition and Family Health Downloads Available: English

60 Pages	Promoting the Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) in Jordan Increases Modern Contraception Use in the Extended Postpartum Period This report assess the impact of LAM on continued modern method use applying a survey conducted among 3,183 women in 11 child health centers in Jordan Downloads Available: English

182 Pages	Quantifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Summary of the Evidence Presents an annotated bibliography of more than 180 studies that provide scientific and epidemiological evidence in support of the World Health Organization’s and UNICEF’s Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. (The printed Spanish version of this publication is not currently available. La versión impreso en español no está disponible ahora.) Author(s): N. León-Cava, J. Ross, C. Lutter, L. Martin Contributing Partner(s): Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Downloads Available: English Spanish

35 Pages	Recommended Feeding and Dietary Practices to Improve Infant and Maternal Nutrition This paper identifies a set of recommended feeding and dietary practices to break cycles of poor health and nutrition that pass from generation to generation. It also provides the scientific evidence to support the recommendations. Downloads Available: English French Spanish

	Successful Community Nutrition Programming: Lessons from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda This report brings together the main findings of a series of assessments of successful community nutrition programming carried out in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda between 1999 and 2000. Downloads Available: English

	Successfully Scaling-Up Exclusive Breastfeeding: Lessons from Madagascar This first CHNRI Research Brief reports on LINKAGES' activities in Madagascar that uses an integrated approach to improve breastfeeding rates. Downloads Available: English

50 Pages	The Case for Promoting Multiple Vitamin/ Mineral Supplements for Women of Reproductive Age in Developing Countries Provides guidance on reference standards, the selection of appropriate nutrients and their quantities, and the purchasing of appropriate supplements for pregnant women and women of reproductive age in developing countries. Author(s): S. Huffman, J. Baker, J. Shumann, E. Zehner Downloads Available: English French Spanish