(10) Provision of micronutrient supplements including iron, folic acid, Vitamin A
and other micronutrients deemed necessary;
(11) Promotion of the consumption of iodized salt and foods fortified with
micronutrients deemed necessary;
(12) Provision of oral health services;
(13) Counselling on, and utilization of, modern methods of family planning, and
access to reproductive health care services, as defined in Republic Act No.
10354, otherwise known as "The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive
Health Act of 2012";
(14) Social welfare support to improve access to health and nutrition services,
such as, but not limited to, dietary supplementation, healthy food products and
commodities for CED and nutritionally-at-risk postpartum and/or lactating
women belonging to poorest of the poor families;
(15) Assurance of women-friendly and child-friendly spaces where mothers and
their infants will be able to continue breastfeeding during calamities, disasters,
or other emergencies;
(16) Provision of support to fathers and caregivers to ensure their commitment
to support the mother and the child on proper health and nutrition care and
provide necessary counselling and positive parenting support intervention;
(17) Counselling and support to parents and caregivers on parent/caregiverinfant/child interaction for responsive care, and early stimulation for early
childhood development; and
(18) Others as may be determined based on international and national
guidelines and evidence generated locally.
(d) Birth and Newborn Period (Twenty-eight (28) Days). - Health and nutrition services
at the facility and community level shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Provision of baby-friendly practices during delivery in line, and in
compliance, with the MBFHFI and essential newborn care protocol of the DOH
in all facilities providing birthing services;
(2) Provision of early and continuous skin-to-skin contact to all full-term babies
and continuous kangaroo mother care for small babies born preterm and low
birth weight, in compliance with the newborn protocol of the DOH in all facilities
providing birthing services;
(3) Maintenance of non-separation of the mother and her newborn from birth for
early breastfeeding initiation and exclusive breastfeeding;
(4) Provision of routine newborn care services such as eye prophylaxis, Vitamin
K supplementation, and immunizations;