Policy & Programme
1. National Policy, Governance and Funding
2. Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
3. Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
4. Maternity Protection
5. Health and Nutrition Care Systems (in support of breastfeeding & IYCF)
6. Counselling services for the pregnant and breastfeeding mothers
7. Accurate and Unbiased Information Support
8. Infant Feeding and HIV
9. Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies
10. Monitoring and Evaluation
Practices
11. Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding within one hour of birth
12. Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first six months
13. Median duration of Breastfeeding
14. Bottle- Feeding
15. Complementary Feeding-Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods