Recommendation(s)

For poorly nourished, frequently ill and other groups of at risk children, parenting interventions promoting mother and other caregiver-infant interactions including psychosocial stimulation should be offered to improve child development outcomes. Such programmes should be integrated broadly into programs for vulnerable families including within ongoing mother and child health programmes and social protection social protection programmes.
Strength of recommendation: STRONG
Quality of the evidence: MODERATE

To improve child development outcomes, mothers and other caregivers with depression or with any other mental, neurological or substance use condition should be treated using effective interventions (see recommendations for treatment of depression and other mental, neurological or substance use conditions).
Strength of recommendation: STRONG
Quality of the evidence: MODERATE

Additional psychosocial support should be offered to mothers and other caregivers with depression or with any other mental, neurological or substance use condition including home visiting, psycho-education, improving caregivers knowledge on child rearing practices, with attention to male caregiver engagement.
Strength of recommendation: STRONG
Quality of the evidence: MODERATE