TY - JOUR ID - 5603 TI - Infant and Young Child Feeding: a Key area to Improve Child Health JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Taghizade Moghaddam, Habibolah AU - Khodaee, Gholam Hasan AU - Ajilian Abbasi, Maryam AU - Saeidi, Masumeh AD - Department of Biochemistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Students Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 3 IS - 6.1 SP - 1083 EP - 1092 KW - Breastfeeding KW - Infant KW - Nutrition KW - Child Health DO - 10.22038/ijp.2015.5603 N2 -   Good nutrition is essential for survival, physical growth, mental development, performance, productivity, health and well-being across the entire life-span: from the earliest stages of fetal development, at birth, and through infancy, childhood, adolescence and on into adulthood. Poor nutrition in the first 1,000 days of children’s lives can have irreversible consequences. For millions of children, it means they are, forever, stunted. Every infant and child has the right to good nutrition according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; so the World Health Assembly has adopted a new target of reducing the number of stunted children under the age of 5 by 40 percent by 2025. The first 2 years of a child’s life are particularly important, as optimal nutrition during this period lowers morbidity and mortality, reduces the risk of chronic disease, and fosters better development overall. Breastfeeding and complementary feeding are a critical aspect of caring for infants and young children. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_5603.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_5603_044f80f58864bcef4b3123c86fdaf648.pdf ER -