Step | Description |
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Step 1 | Have a written MIYCN policy summary statement that is routinely communicated to all health providers, community health volunteers and community |
Step 2 | Train all health care providers and community health volunteers in the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the MIYCN policy |
Step 3 | Promote optimal maternal nutrition among women and their families |
Step 4 | Inform all mothers and their families about the benefits of breastfeeding and risks of artificial feeding |
Step 5 | Support mothers to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth, establish and maintain exclusive breastfeeding for first 6Â months |
Step 6 | Encourage sustained breastfeeding beyond 6Â months to 2Â years or more alongside timely introduction of appropriate, adequate and safe complementary foods |
Step 7 | Provide a welcoming and conducive environment for breastfeeding families |
Step 8 | Promote collaboration between health care staff, maternal, infant and young child nutrition support groups and the local community |