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Breastfeeding and complementary feeding

Afghanistan

• Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan
  • National Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy and Strategy 2009–2013 [2009]

Australia

• Medical Journal of Australia
  • Guidelines for the use of infant formulas to treat cows milk protein allergy: an Australian consensus panel opinion [2008]

Canada

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • Recommendations for the use of pacifiers [2009]
  • Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants - Statement of the Joint Working Group: Canadian Paediatric Society, Dietitians of Canada and Health Canada [2005]

India

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics
  • Infant and Young Child Feeding Guidelines: 2010 [2010]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Protein supplementation of human milk for promoting growth in preterm infants
  • Multicomponent fortified human milk for promoting growth in preterm infants
  • Formula milk versus term human milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants
  • Formula milk versus preterm human milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants
  • Fat supplementation of human milk for promoting growth in preterm infants
  • Carbohydrate supplementation of human milk to promote growth in preterm infants
  • Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants
  • Avoidance of bottles during the establishment of breast feeds in preterm infants

Kenya

• Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
  • National strategy on infant and young child nutrition [2007]

Myanmar

• Ministry of Health Myanmar
  • Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO Myanmar Statement on Safe Feeding for Infants (30 September 2008) [2008]

New Zealand

• Auckland District Health Board
  • Handling Powdered Formula and Breast Milk with Additives [2005]
  • Feeding Policy - Breast Feeding and Artificial Feeding [2004]

Oman

• Ministry of Health Oman
  • Infant and Young Child Feeding Assessment 2005 [2006]

Uganda

• Ministry of Health Uganda
  • Policy guidelines on infant and young child feeding [2009]

United Kingdom

• Department of Health UK
  • Report of the Independent Review of the Controls on Infant Formula and Follow on Formula [2010]

• Royal College of Nursing
  • Formula feeds. RCN guidance for nurses caring for infants and mothers [2007]

United States of America

• Academy of BreastFeeding Medicine
  • Hospital guidelines for the use of supplementary feedings in the healthy term breastfed neonate, revised 2009 [2009]

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Effects of Early Nutritional Interventions on the Development of Atopic Disease in Infants and Children: The Role of Maternal Dietary Restriction, Breastfeeding, Timing of Introduction of Complementary Foods, and Hydrolyzed Formulas [2008]

• Food and Drug Administration
  • Infant Formula

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Hospital guidelines for the use of supplementary feedings in the healthy term breastfed neonate, revised 2009. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine [2009]
  • Effects of early nutritional interventions on the development of atopic disease in infants and children: the role of maternal dietary restriction, breastfeeding, timing of introduction of complementary foods, and hydrolyzed formulas. American Academy of Pediatrics [2008]

• University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
  • Breast Milk is Recommended for All Infants Both Premature and Term [2007]
  • Cupfeeding May Prolong Breastfeeding Duration Among Infants Requiring Multiple Supplements or Cesarean-Delivered Infants [2006]

WHO

• Pan American Health Organization
  • Guiding Principles for Complementary Feeding of the Breastfed Child [2003]
  • Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding

• World Health Organization
  • Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices. Part III: Country profiles [2010]
  • Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices. Part II: Measurement [2010]
  • Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices. Part I: Definition [2010]
  • Infant and young child feeding: Model Chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals [2009]
  • Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes [2009]
  • The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes : frequently asked questions [2008]
  • Planning Guide for national implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding [2006]
  • Guiding principles on feeding non-breastfed children 6-24 months of age [2005]
  • Feeding the non-breastfed child 6–24 months of age [2004]
  • Infant and young child feeding. A tool for assessing national practices, policies and programmes [2003]
  • Implementing the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding : report of a technical meeting [2003]
  • Global strategy for infant and young child feeding [2003]
  • Report of an informal meeting to review and develop indicators for complementary feeding [2002]
  • Complementary feeding: report of the global consultation [2002]
  • The WHO Global Data Bank on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Infant Formula [2009]

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