Infant and young child feeding – Importance during COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

According to the “Convention on the Rights of the Child,” every baby and child has the right to good nutrition. Dietary practices especially during first thousand days of life from gestation to two years of age have a permanent impact on life. Breast feeding up to first 6 months life exclusively followed by complementary feeding in addition to breast milk is an important aspect in person’s physical and mental development. Deficiency or excesses in person’s intake lead to malnutrition. The burden of malnutrition in India being high, hence the importance of Breast feeding and IYCF is being highlighted in this perspective during COVID-19 Pandemic.