Series - 8 , October-November 2014

World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) & World Breastfeeding Costing Initiative (WBCi) is now introduced in 20 more countries from Asia, Arab World and Oceania regions.
Bangkok, Cairo & Palau Islands became the host countries for WBTi & WBCi training workshop. IBFAN’s facilitators assisted country representatives in handling and using the country level data through WBTi for assessing their status on infant young child feeding practices. While WBCi took them one step further for planning finances to implement the recommendations generated from WBTi country assessment.

IBFAN Asia launches “Best Feeding – Wholesome Baby Food Recipes from Asian homes to complement breastfeeding” book in Brunei at the 10th One Asia Breastfeeding Partners Forum.
The book was released by Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna benti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien. This book explains the nutritional needs of infants and young children, and how these can be met in easy and simple ways, using healthy foods that are locally grown or available .It covers over 100 recipes from Asian homes.

Research Briefs

Bihar lags behind on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices (Series 1 & 2)
Author: BPNI Research Team
Published in: BPNI
BPNI undertook the study to assess the situation of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and the factors affecting them in five districts of Bihar namely, Samastipur,Saran,Jamui,Muzzafarpur,and Vaishali with eye opening results.

Global Research Desk

Effect of Peer Counselling by Mother Support Groups on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: The Lalitpur Experience
Key Author: Dr. Komal P. Kushwaha
Name of the Journal: PLOS One
Objective: Our primary objective was to evaluate the effect of peer counselling by mother support groups (MSG's) in improving the infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the community.
Conclusion: The present study demonstrated a significant improvement in the IYCF practices evaluated when pregnant and lactating mothers were supported with skilled counselling. The fact that such an intervention could be implemented in a whole district with a population of over a million, using local resource persons indicates that it could be scaled up in other parts of the country also.

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