“Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
(IYCF-E) is concerned with interventions
to protect, promote and support safe and
appropriate (optimal) feeding practices for
both breastfed and non-breastfed infants and
young children in all emergencies wherever
they happen in the world. Recommended
infant and young child feeding (IYCF)
practices require a number of crucially
important preparedness and response
activities that maximise nutrition, health and
development, and minimise malnutrition,
morbidity and mortality among children
under five in emergencies. IYCF-E centres
on protecting, promoting and supporting
optimal IYCF practices (both breastfeeding
and complementary feeding), and minimising
the risks associated with artificial feeding,
particularly in the case of children under
two years of age.”
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