Resources
Information on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies for UNICEF Offices and Partners
This leaflet is available on the following US Breastfeeding website: www.usbreastfeeding.org/Issue-Papers/Emergency.pdf The same infor...
Infant Feeding Practices in Binga and Nyaminyami, Zimbabwe in relation to HIV
Talks about 6 months being a critical time; looks at what they are weaning onto now and what the impact is of rapid weaning.
Impact of breastfeeding in emergency situations - Health Professionals
Letter to Hospitals, State WIC and Public Health Programs in the US
ILCA Katrina Special Relief Fund
Put on their website: ILCA has set up an ILCA Katrina Special Relief Fund earmarked for assistance to IBCLCs and ILCA members directly ...
Feeding other family foods: Guiding principles for complementary feeding of breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding children
Complementary feeding information leaflet from Zimbabwe.
Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases HIV Survival (summary)
Summary of published paper in Field Exchange 25, May 2005, p.10. Published paper: Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of po...
Condolenses & keep breastfeeding: Letter sent out during Hurricane Katrina, USA
Letter sent out on Sept 6, 2005 in response to Hurricane Katrina. Keep breastfeeding is the message www.usbreastfeeding.org/News-and-E...
Breakdowns marked path from hurricane to anarchy
Aritlce on the effects of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, USA, in the New York Times 11 Sept 2005, Lipton E, Drew C, Shane S, Rohde D. ...
Breastfeeding and the risk of postneonatal death in the United States
Chen A, Rogan WJ. Breastfeeding and the risk of postneotal death in the United States. Pediatrics 113: 435-439, 2004 A large US based ...
Cultural beliefs & family support: Case Study for IYCF-E Project GIFA/ENN
Case study from: INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING IN EMERGENCIES GIFA/ENN PROJECT (2003) Researchers: Mary Corbett (Evaluation of Module...