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- Infant nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly important due to its role in lowering morbidity and mortality, reducing the risk of chronic disease throughout their life span, and promoting regular mental and physical development
- Newborn health
Newborn deaths account for 47% of deaths among children under the age of 5 globally, resulting in 2 4 million lives lost each year About one third of newborn deaths occur on the day of birth and close to three quarters occur within the first week of life In addition, almost 2 million babies born with no signs of life at 28 weeks of pregnancy or more (stillbirths) and 295 000 maternal deaths
- Infants - World Health Organization (WHO)
The PLH for Infants programme, also known as Thula Sana Mother-Infant programme, was developed by colleagues from Stellenbosch University and the University of Reading to improve maternal sensitivity and responsiveness and encourage secure attachment between mothers and their infants in low income settings The programme targets early attachment, given the reliable relation between early
- WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young children 6 . . .
This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and high-income countries It considers the needs of both breastfed and non-breastfed children The guideline supersedes the earlier Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding of the Breastfed Child and Guiding principles
- WHO outlines recommendations to protect infants against RSV . . .
Today, WHO published its first-ever position paper on immunization products to protect infants against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally
- Infant and young child feeding - World Health Organization (WHO)
Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health Thereafter, in order to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, children should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond
- Vitamin D Supplementation for Infants
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in two forms, vitamin D3 or cholecalciferol which is the mammalian form and vitamin D2 or ergocalciferol which is the fungal form (1, 2) From a nutritional perspective both forms are metabolized similarly (3) At birth, human infants have a limited amount of vitamin D stores that primarily reflect transfer from the mother during pregnancy (1, 2
- Caring for a newborn - World Health Organization (WHO)
Home Tools and toolkits Your life, your health - Tips and information for health and well-being Life phase Newborns and children under 5 years Caring for a newborn
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