甜 Contents Acknowledgments vi Abbreviations vi Introduction 1 Session 1 The importance of infant and young child feeding and recommended practices 3 Session 2 The physiological basis of breastfeeding 9 Session 3 Complementary feeding 19 Session 4 Management and support of infant feeding in maternity facilities 29 Session 5 Continuing support for infant and young child feeding 37 Session 6 Appropriate feeding in exceptionally difficult circumstances 57 Session 7 Management of breast conditions and other breastfeeding difficulties 65 Session 8 Mother's health 77 Session 9 Policy,health system and community actions 81 Annexes Annex 1 Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes 89 Annex 2 Growth standards 92 Annex3 Growth velocity(weight-for-age)tables 95 Annex 4 Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices 97 List of boxes,figures and tables Boxes Box1 Guiding principles for complementary feeding of the breastfed child 19 Box2 Responsive feeding 20 Box3 Five keys to safer food 21 Box4 Good complementary foods 23 Box5 The ten steps to successful breastfeeding 29 Box6 How to help a mother position and attach her baby 31iii Acknowledgments vi Abbreviations vii Introduction 1 Session 1 The importance of infant and young child feeding and recommended practices 3 Session 2 The physiological basis of breastfeeding 9 Session 3 Complementary feeding 19 Session 4 Management and support of infant feeding in maternity facilities 29 Session 5 Continuing support for infant and young child feeding 37 Session 6 Appropriate feeding in exceptionally difficult circumstances 51 Session 7 Management of breast conditions and other breastfeeding difficulties 65 Session 8 Mother’s health 77 Session 9 Policy, health system and community actions 81 Annexes Annex 1 Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes 89 Annex 2 Growth standards 92 Annex 3 Growth velocity (weight-for-age) tables 95 Annex 4 Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices 97 List of boxes, figures and tables Boxes Box 1 Guiding principles for complementary feeding of the breastfed child 19 Box 2 Responsive feeding 20 Box 3 Five keys to safer food 21 Box 4 Good complementary foods 23 Box 5 The ten steps to successful breastfeeding 29 Box 6 How to help a mother position and attach her baby 31 Contents