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Feeding during illness and low-birth-weight babies

37/1. Feeding during illness and low-birth-weight babies. After completing this session participants will be able to: explain why children need to continue to eat during illness describe appropriate feeding during illness and recovery describe feeding of low-birth-weight babies

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Feeding during illness and low-birth-weight babies

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  1. 37/1 Feeding during illness and low-birth-weight babies • After completing this session participants will be able to: • explain why children need to continue to eat during illness • describe appropriate feeding during illness and recovery • describe feeding of low-birth-weight babies • estimate the volume of milk to offer to a low-birth-weight baby • list the Key Message from this session

  2. 37/2 Median Low weight for age Very low weight for age

  3. 37/3 Key Message 10 • Encourage children to drink and eat during illness and provide extra food after illness to help them recover quickly

  4. 37/3 Key Message 10 • Encourage children to drink and eat during illness and provide extra food after illness to help them recover quickly

  5. 37/4 Feeding the child who is ill • Encourage the child to drink and to eat • – with lots of patience • Feed small amounts frequently • Give foods that the child likes • Give a variety of nutrient-rich foods • Continue to breastfeed – often ill children breastfeed more frequently

  6. 37/5 Feeding during recovery • Give extra breastfeeds • Feed an extra meal • Give an extra amount • Use extra rich foods • Feed with extra patience and love

  7. 37/6 Feeding low-birth-weight babies • 32 weeks gestation • – able to start suckling from the breast • 30-32 weeks gestation • – can take feeds from a small cup or spoon • Below 30 weeks gestation • – usually need to receive feeds by tube in hospital

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