Resources
The impact of infant feeding practices - from relief to sustainable development. Keynote address at IBFAN International Meeting on IFE Situations, Croatia, October 1998
Keynote address from the International Meeting on Infant Feeding in Emergency Situations by Dr Aileen Robertson. Event hosted by IBFAN,...
Relactation: Review of experiences & recommendations for practice.
In English, French and Spanish. Available at www.who.int/child-adolescenthealth/New_Publications/NUTRITION/Relactati… Content: Often r...
Mother-baby corners: Breastfeeding corners: a supportive environment for breastfeeding mothers with low birth weight babies
Part taken from IBFAN website on IFE but referenced to Tanzania Baby Friendly Refugee Camps, by Zohra Lukmanji, IBFAN Africa News, Sep...
Complementary Feeding of Young Children in Developing Countries: A Review of current scientific knowledge (1998)
WHO/UNICEF, 1998, Brown KH, Dewey KG, Allen LH. This document provides background information necessary for the development of scienti...
Breastfeeding - 10 Steps materials
UNICEF Breastfeeding 10 steps and WHO evidence for the 10 steps.
Use of milk powder in Emergencies - Oxfam's position
This policy was drawn up in 1997. It is only used occasionally when country offices enquire about milk powder distributions. Note, many...
The Gulf War, child nutrition and feeding practices in Iraq
Mary C. Smith Fawzi ScD, Walid Aldoori M.D. ScD, Wafaie W. Fawzi M.D. DrPH and Nagib Armijo-Hussein M.D. MPH Nutrition Research, Volume...
Breastfeeding promotion: a vital emergency intervention disregarded?
Breastfeeding promotion: a vital emergency intervention disregarded? Patten T. Afr Health. 1997 Sep;19(6):24 Abstract: PIP: This artic...
Breastfeeding lowers the frequency and duration of acute respiratory infection and diarrhea in infants under six months of age
Write up of research study in the Journal of Nutrition. Reference: Lopez Alarcon M, Villalpando S, Fajardo A. J Nutr 1997 Mar; 127(3):4...