Vietnam: Contents of information, education and communications documents on nurturing infants

According to Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, contents of information, education and communications documents on nurturing infants must be clear, easy to read and understand, objective and scientific.

Specifically, information, education and communications documents on nurturing infants must have the following contents:

- Benefits and superiority of breastfeeding, affirming that breast milk is the best food for the health and all-sided growth of infants; antibacterial elements, especially antibodies, only present in breast milk, which help prevent and control diarrhea, respiratory infections and some other infectious diseases;

- Instructions on infant breastfeeding until full 6 months of age and continued breastfeeding until at least full 24 months of age, and proper and rational feeding of infants with complementary foods when they reach 7 months;

- Disadvantages of feeding infants with breast milk substitutes instead of breast milk, such as providing infants with no immunological elements which can be found only in breast milk, requiring more money and time, possible child infection in case of improper preparation, and other disadvantages;

- Adverse impacts of bottle-feeding, use of teats and complementary foods on infants aged under 6 months;

- Instructions on simple preparation, storage, selection and use of complementary foods at home for infants, ensuring safety and rational nutrition with available foods;

- Rational nutrition for mothers to maintain their breast milk.

View other provisions at Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 01, 2015.

Thu Ba

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