Child Feeding

Child Feeding
The mother should undertake optimal infant and young child feeding practices. Breast-feeding should be initiated early within first 30 minutes of life, and should exclusively be continued for 6 months. This means the infant will receive only breast milk without any additional food or liquid. Breast feeding and complimentary feeding should continue for 2 years or more, this means feeding the child with other foods and liquids along side breast-feeding in order to provide all the nutrients needed. This helps promote good growth, health, and behavioural and cognitive development