Infant and young child feeding

Breastfeeding is one of the behaviors most clearly linked to reductions in infant mortality, as it ensures proper nutrition and protects infants against illness. AED has achieved documented increases in early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. AED's infant and young child feeding progams have improved timely introduction of appropriate complementary foods as part of a focus on the contiuum of nutrition and care practices during a child's first two years of life. AED's infant and young child feeding experts collaborate with partners to develop national and community-based programs, and work with committed private sector partners to develop and market nutritionally fortified complementary foods that are affordable to vulnerable populations. Among the topics addressed by AED in this area are support for optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding from birth to 24 months, nutritional support for pregnant and lactating women, the lactational amenorrhea method of birth spacing, and infant feeding and HIV.

Click to learn more about AED's Infant and young child feeding projects:

• A2Z: The USAID Micronutrient and Child Blindness Project
• Africa's Health in 2010
• Alive & Thrive (A&T)
• Commercial Sector Analysis for Expanding Fortified Complementary Foods
• ESHE Project
• FANTA and FANTA-2 Projects
• Ghana Sustainable Change Project (GSCP)
• Health Communication Partnership (HCP)
• LINKAGES Project
• Migrant and Seasonal Head Start TA
• PROFILES
• REDUCE-ALIVE
• Speak for the Child
• The Capable Partners Program (CAP)
• The Global Nutrition Advocacy and Messages on Nutrition Project

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