7/22/2023 0 Comments Healthy beginnings![]() ![]() Luckily, Mileidy had a breastfeeding champion who showed her and her husband proper breastfeeding attachment techniques: her brother, Ronal. Her daughter’s irritability and frustration made Mileidy worry that she could not produce enough milk to feed her hungry baby. Photo credit: Gilda Rivera/HIP+ Guatemalaįour months ago, Mileidy was having trouble breastfeeding her 3-month-old daughter. Mileidy and her partner Lino with their 7-month-old daughter. Read more about USAID’s nutrition program for HIV care. The Agency partners with more than 16 countries to integrate nutrition assessment, counseling and support into national health care services, and its nutrition teams are working with other global partners to increase the number of children who remain healthy and HIV-free through their first two years of life and beyond. The Agency’s prevention of mother-to-child transmission programming helps keep HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding mothers from transmitting the virus to their babies. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and USAID are working with global partners and national governments to make nutrition services a routine part of national health care systems, particularly for infants. Recognizing the critical role nutrition plays in HIV treatment, care and support, the U.S. When the body’s immune system breaks down as a result of AIDS, it can contribute to malnutrition and susceptibility to infection. Nutrition and HIV are cyclically related. Nutrition will play an important role in the baby’s health. This HIV-positive Kenyan mother gave birth to a healthy baby. USAID's breastfeeding efforts in 25 priority countries also include community video, radio talk shows, mother-to-mother groups for women in crisis settings, counseling and lactation support, training courses for health facility staff and data collection on breastfeeding rates. “Instead, I only gave both my children breast milk for the first six months of their lives.”įamily life schools are just one way that the Agency promotes breastfeeding. “Before joining the group, I had heard of a common practice in the community of providing porridge right after birth, but the group taught us not to do this,” said Evas, a mother of two from the Rubanda District. ![]() Promoting breastfeeding involves more than educating new mothers women need support from their babies’ fathers, health workers and peers. Led by Agency-trained community leaders, these schools convene men, women and children to discuss practices that boost nutrition, health and hygiene. In southwest Uganda, where rates of malnutrition are among the highest in the country, USAID has created family life schools. *If you have further questions about caring for your baby, or if you have specific health concerns during their early years, then please contact your local Child & Family Health Nursing Service (CFHN) or your healthcare provider.Women in the Bulambira community of Uganda participate in a breastfeeding attachment competition as part of a family life school meeting. The goal of this initiative is to improve outcomes for children and support their parents/carers and families along the way. This program was developed by a team of health professionals in partnership with external organisations and local families. The messages focus on feeding and child development, providing general information, and advice relevant to the age and stage of the child.* The messages also include web links to more information, or contact details for further support or referral services. It is a program that delivers text messages to families during their child's early years. Healthy Beginnings for HNEKids is a partnership between Hunter New England Child and Family Health Services, and Population Health. ![]()
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