This analysis reveals the associations between the use of commercial milk formula for pregnant women (CMF-PW) and the belief that CMF-PW will make children smarter and healthier as well as  the perceived social norm that CMF-PW use is common among pregnant women.

This study demonstrates that implementing two breastfeeding promotion policies in Viet Nam – an extended maternity leave policy and further restrictions on marketing of breastmilk substitutes – resulted in positive outcomes, facilitated by several factors.

This study reviews the content, implementation, and impacts of policies relating to maternity protection and the Code in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam and analyzes the effects of potential new or amended policies.

This study examines the enforcement of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

In this in-depth investigative report, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism documents how multinational baby formula companies, such as Nestlé and Danone, are using social media to market to consumers in South East Asia in ways that raise serious concerns they may violate the BMS Code. 

The BMS industry uses advertisements and news articles in the media to promote its products. This media scan of Cambodia conducted in 2015 highlights the prevalence of these promotional efforts, which often violate the BMS Code.