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• Title: Infant- and Young Child-Feeding Practices in Bankura District, West Bengal, India (Report)
• Author : Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
• Release Date : January 01, 2010
• Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 228 KB

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INTRODUCTION Optimal infant- and young child-feeding (IYCF) practices are crucial for nutritional status, growth, development, health, and ultimately the survival of infants and young children (1-3). Worldwide, suboptimal breastfeeding still accounts for deaths of 1.4 million children aged less than five years (under-five mortality). The timely introduction of complementary feeding can prevent almost 6% of under-five mortality (4). It was estimated that, if 90% of infants are covered with a package of intervention to protect, promote, and support the optimal IYCF practices, almost one-fifth of overall under-five mortality can be averted (4). The poor complementary feeding practices mean that many children continue to be vulnerable to irreversible outcomes of stunting, poor cognitive development, and significantly increased risk of infectious diseases, such as diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection (3,5,6).

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