Infant and young child feeding - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 20, 2023 · Infant and young child feeding is a key area to improve child survival and promote healthy growth and development. The first 2 years of a child’s life are particularly important, as …
Infant nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 28, 2023 · Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood. Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly important due to its role in …
Infant Care and Infant Health - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver …
Sep 30, 2025 · About Infant Care and Infant Health What is infancy? Infancy is generally considered to be the period from birth until age 2 years. It is a time of rapid growth and change for children and …
WHO Guideline for complementary feeding of infants and young …
Oct 16, 2023 · This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and …
Essential newborn care - World Health Organization (WHO)
High-quality universal newborn health care is the right of every newborn everywhere. Babies have the right to be protected from injury and infection, to breathe normally, to be warm and to be fed. All …
Global strategy for infant and young child feeding
Dec 22, 2003 · WHO and UNICEF jointly developed the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding whose aim is to improve - through optimal feeding - the nutritional status, growth and …
Infant Mortality - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child ...
Infant mortality refers to the death of an infant between 1 day and 1 year of age. There are many causes of infant mortality, ranging from infections to accidents.
Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Global Targets 2030: To improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition At the 78th World Health Assembly in 2025, WHO Member States adopted a resolution to extend the Global Nutrition Targets …
Science Update: NIH-funded study identifies potential ... - NICHD
Feb 14, 2025 · SIDS is the sudden, unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a complete investigation, including an autopsy, a death scene review, and …
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - NICHD
Nov 8, 2024 · About SIDS SIDS is the sudden, unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age that remains unexplained after a complete investigation. This investigation can include an …