Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia
Poor breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices predict child stunting and wasting in South Asia, suggesting that initiatives to end undernutrition in the region should focus on improving the diets of young children. This review of the liter...
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okr-10986-309282021-09-10T12:21:35Z Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia Torlesse, Harriet Raju, Dhushyanth INFANT NUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION BREASTFEEDING MALNUTRITION UNDERNUTRITION COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING STUNTING NUTRITION Poor breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices predict child stunting and wasting in South Asia, suggesting that initiatives to end undernutrition in the region should focus on improving the diets of young children. This review of the literature finds that South Asia has made relatively good progress in improving breastfeeding practices compared with other regions, but the lack of diversity in complementary foods and low frequency of feeding continue to be problems. Children who are most at risk of experiencing poor feeding include those who are born small, have younger mothers, and live in poorer households or in communities with less access to, or lower uptake of, primary health services. Initiatives to improve feeding practices have not produced substantial improvement, particularly in complementary feeding, because such efforts have lacked the coverage, intensity, comprehensiveness, and continuity needed. Policy, legal, and program actions to protect, promote, and support recommended feeding practices should be informed by situation analyses and formative research on context-specific drivers of poor practices. The actions should involve multiple sectors and stakeholders, including governments, the private sector, communities, and households. 2018-12-03T22:15:56Z 2018-12-03T22:15:56Z 2018-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/831741543414631952/Feeding-of-Infants-and-Young-Children-in-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30928 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8655 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia South Asia |
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Poor breastfeeding and complementary
feeding practices predict child stunting and wasting in
South Asia, suggesting that initiatives to end
undernutrition in the region should focus on improving the
diets of young children. This review of the literature finds
that South Asia has made relatively good progress in
improving breastfeeding practices compared with other
regions, but the lack of diversity in complementary foods
and low frequency of feeding continue to be problems.
Children who are most at risk of experiencing poor feeding
include those who are born small, have younger mothers, and
live in poorer households or in communities with less access
to, or lower uptake of, primary health services. Initiatives
to improve feeding practices have not produced substantial
improvement, particularly in complementary feeding, because
such efforts have lacked the coverage, intensity,
comprehensiveness, and continuity needed. Policy, legal, and
program actions to protect, promote, and support recommended
feeding practices should be informed by situation analyses
and formative research on context-specific drivers of poor
practices. The actions should involve multiple sectors and
stakeholders, including governments, the private sector,
communities, and households. |
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Working Paper |
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Torlesse, Harriet Raju, Dhushyanth |
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Torlesse, Harriet Raju, Dhushyanth |
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Torlesse, Harriet |
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Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia |
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Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia |
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Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia |
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Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia |
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Feeding of Infants and Young Children in South Asia |
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feeding of infants and young children in south asia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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