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A nutritious start to life and a promising future

“It’s my responsibility to make sure that my son grows up intelligent and healthy,”says Sabina Yasmin, a 21-year-old mother from a rural village in Bochaganj sub-district in northern Bangladesh....

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How we strengthened national IYCF policies in Viet Nam: Truong Quoc Hung’s story

In June 2012, the National Assembly approved both pieces of legislation. Hung currently serves as the Assistant to the President of the Viet Nam National Assembly’s Institute for Legislative Studies...

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Babies “talk” about breastfeeding in Viet Nam TV spots  

A&T produced 2 TV spots to air on national television in Viet Nam. Nguyen Huong Giang, Behavior Change Specialist, shares her story on the production process. In late 2011, we produced two TV...

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Bridging the generation gap on attitudes about infant feeding

Grandmothers play an important role as caregivers and as advisers to young mothers on infant feeding. Some have called them “guardians of tradition.” This tradition can at times conflict with new...

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Vietnamese mother offers New Year’s wish for happy, healthy children

Mothers come in all sizes, shapes, and ages. Whether she’s 24 or 42, moms want what’s best for their baby. When it comes to nutrition, what’s best is breastmilk. On the third morning of the lunar...

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No mess, no fuss: Traveling with breastfed baby in Viet Nam

Is your baby healthy enough to travel hundreds of kilometers by train at six months of age? The answer, according to Dao, is “Yes” thanks to the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding. I met Dao on train...

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A&T Viet Nam celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2013

Alive & Thrive supported six provinces in organizing eight breastfeeding events in August 2013 as part of World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme was Breastfeeding Support: Close to Mothers....

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Good feeding practices don’t just happen

On Friday, September 21, 2012, I gave birth in a nearby health center to my second daughter.  Her father and I named her Bethlehem. We were happy. God had blessed our family with a healthy and strong...

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Tiny Tales

Meet Sultana, a 26-year-old woman, living in rural Bangladesh. She and her husband have a 6-year-old daughter and another baby on the way. Follow Sultana and her family as they journey from pregnancy...

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Why I’ve been promoting breastfeeding for 25 years

This is the 22nd year of World Breastfeeding Week, three years short of the number of years I’ve been promoting breastfeeding. How did someone who aspired to be an English teacher and came out of the...

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Breastfeeding against the odds in Viet Nam

As tour agent Le Huong Giang, 28, bounces her healthy 10-month old son in her lap, she recalls worries, difficulties, and proud accomplishments of the past year and a half. When first pregnant with...

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Alive & Thrive engages church leaders to improve nutrition in Ethiopia’s...

In large parts of Amhara region of Ethiopia, food availability and production are among the highest in the country. Yet, so are rates of chronic malnutrition (DHS, 2011). Alive & Thrive, in...

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With her own newborn twins in the neonatal intensive care unit, this...

For weeks, Thuy noticed the human milk bank sign outside of the hospital on her way to work, but didn’t understand what it was … Little did she know she would soon become an active milk donor,...

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From Breast to Benefit: The Journey of Donor Human Milk

Human milk bank nurse during pasteurization process. Photo credit: Zoe Stathopoulos | Alive & Thrive In February 2017, the first human milk bank in Viet Nam was opened at the Da Nang Hospital for...

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