Pregnancy, breastfeeding and infant feeding

Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices.

Presents eight core and seven optimal indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 0 to 24 months of age, and includes an update of indicators presented in the WHO/UNICEF document Indicators for assessing breastfeeding practices (1991), as well as important new indicators for assessing feeding practices in children 6 to less than 24 months of age. It reflects the conclusions of a consensus meeting hosted by WHO in Washington in November 2007.

The publication can be accessed here