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Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition and Malnutrition |
Healthy Nutrition
About Essential Nutrition Actions at Critical Stages in the Life Cycle of Women and Children
Practices and Behaviours Self Assessment Tools when Child or Mother is Sick
| Recommended ENAs when child or mother is sick |
Rating* | Discuss and identify key gaps key gaps in the performance of recommended behaviours
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Exclusive breastfeeding (0-6 months): |
All lactating mothers:
- Increase the frequency of breastfeeding during and after illness to limit the weight loss and increase recovery of their baby.
- Do not give other fluids to their baby, except prescribed medicines by health workers.
- All lactating mothers continue to breastfeed even if they fall sick with a cold, flu and diarrhoea.
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Total 1: …. |
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Complementary feeding for children after 6 months: |
All mothers:
- Increase the frequency of breastfeeding and offer additional food to limit the weight loss during illness.
- Give one/two additional meal of solid food each day for the following two weeks to increase child recovery after illness.
- Use boiled/treated water for giving medicines.
- Provide low osmolarity ORS if the child has diarrhoea.
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Total 2: …. |
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Early detection and referral of children with malnutrition: |
- All mothers check if the child is loosing weight during illness and/or if the child is not regaining weight after illness. Visit the clinic or a health worker/VHT member immediately.
- Children with eating/swallowing problems are taken to the clinic promptly.
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Total 3: …. |
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Overall Score (Total 1 + 2 + 3 ): |
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Rating: 0 = insufficient; 1 = fair; 2 = good; 3 = very good; 4 = excellent
02 January, 2009
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