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- Infant nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly important due to its role in lowering morbidity and mortality, reducing the risk of chronic disease throughout their life span, and promoting regular mental and physical development
- Newborn health - World Health Organization (WHO)
To ensure every child survives and thrives to reach their full potential, we must focus on improving care around the time of birth and the first week of life The high rates of preventable death and poor health and well-being of newborns and children under the age of five are indicators of the uneven coverage of life-saving interventions and, more broadly, of inadequate social and economic
- Child Health and Development
Healthy growth and developmentThe goal of the Child Health and Development Unit is to end preventable child deaths and promote the healthy growth and development of all children in the first decade of their life
- Infant Care and Infant Health
Many are normal, and the infant's caregivers can deal with them if they occur Mostly, it is a matter of the caregivers learning about what is normal for their infant and getting comfortable with the new routine in the household New parents and caregivers often have questions about several aspects of their infant's health and well-being
- Infant Mortality - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of . . .
The infant mortality rate—that is, the number of infant deaths out of every 1,000 live births—is an important factor in understanding a population’s overall health because many factors that contribute to infant deaths also affect the health of everyone in a population 1 For example, access to medicine, trained healthcare providers, clean
- Infant Care and Infant Health Resources | NICHD - Eunice Kennedy . . .
The PGNB is supporting several areas of research pertinent to infant care and infant health For example, the Growth and Development program is focusing on basic research about growth-promoting polypeptides and hypothalamic-releasing factors that interact to influence normal growth and physiological development
- Infant and young child feeding - World Health Organization (WHO)
Breast milk promotes sensory and cognitive development, and protects the infant against infectious and chronic diseases Exclusive breastfeeding reduces infant mortality from common childhood illnesses, such as diarrhoea and pneumonia, and means that the child is likely to recover more quickly from illness
- NICHD Infant Care and Infant Health Research Information
Several organizational units within NICHD support and conduct research on various aspects of infant care and infant health The mission of NICHD's PPB is to improve the health of mothers and children, with focuses on maternal health, pregnancy, fetal well-being, labor and delivery, and the developing child
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