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This module and associated resources are intended to support the design and implementation of integrated nutrition and responsive care and early learning activities for this age group. These provide program managers and implementers a brief overview of key considerations for infant feeding and care needs at birth up to 6 months of age; guidance on healthy growth and development, including key developmental milestones to watch for; common caregiver challenges; and illustrative activities to support integrated, tailored, age-specific infant feeding, responsive care, and early learning activities during counseling and group sessions.

Download Module 1: Birth Up to Six Months of Age (PDF, 3.9 MB)

See the Program Design and Implementation Guide for more information on this module and the prerequisites for its use. Additional resources to support programming for this age and stage can be found below.

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Considérations clés pour impliquer les hommes dans les programmes de nutrition chez la mère, le nourrisson et le jeune enfant
Technical Report published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
De plus en plus de données avérées suggèrent que l'implication des hommes dans la nutrition est souvent associée à une amélioration de l'alimentation des nourrissons et des jeunes enfants, à des pratiques alimentaires maternelles, à une amélioration des relations de couple et à un renforcement de la prise de décision conjointe.
Key Considerations for Engaging Men in Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Programming: A Technical Report for USAID Resilience Food Security Activity Implementing Partners
Technical Report published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
This report for USAID Resilience Food Security Activity implementing partners presents male engagement activities to minimize the risk of engagement while ensuring women’s agency and safety.
Addendum sur les soins attentifs et l'apprentissage précoce
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
L'Addendum sur les soins attentifs et l'apprentissage précoce (RCEL), qui comprend des cartes de conseils, du matériel de formation et un guide de mise en œuvre et d'adaptation.
Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
The Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum Package, which includes counseling cards, training materials, and an implementation and adaptation guide, was developed to help programs with existing infant and young child feeding (IYCF) components.
Responsive Care and Early Learning Counseling Cards
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
The Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum contains seven counseling cards and five job aids.
Cartes conseils RCEL
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
L’addendum RCEL contient sept cartes conseils et cinq aides-mémoires.
Nourishing Connections: Job Aid and Tools
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
This booklet provides detailed instructions for community health workers to counsel mothers on child feeding in a compassionate way.
Measuring What it Takes to Provide Care
Guideline/Guidance published by USAID Advancing Nutrition in
This toolkit of measures of caregiver resources can help program and research teams understand whether their programs successfully influence these caregiver resources.