Journal article

Feb 08 2021

Advice to use infant formula and free samples are common in both urban and rural areas in China: A cross-sectional survey (Li, J., 2021. Public Health Nutrition)

Breastmilk substitute (BMS) companies are targeting mothers using aggressive and unethical marketing strategies that violate the WHO Code in both urban and rural areas in China, this study reveals.

Announcement

Jun 01 2020

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The Maternal, Infant, Young Child & Adolescent Nutrition Update newsletter

Click below to read past editions of the MIYCAN Update is Alive & Thrive's quarterly global newsletter.

December 2022

Report

Jan 01 2020

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Violations du Code de Commercialisation des Substituts du Lait Maternel

Ce rapport détaille les résultats d'une étude examinant violations de le Code international de commercialisation des SLM (CCSLM) en Côte d’Ivoire.

Brief

Sep 20 2019

BMS Advocacy Briefs

These briefs provide guidance to various stakeholders on the enforcement of the Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in Nigeria.

Journal article

Feb 22 2019

Issue Information: Supplement: The results of a real-time evaluation assessing progress in 9 countries in Southeast Asia and Africa on infant and young child feeding policies

The creation of environments that are more supportive of optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) requires countries to enact policies, such as those related to the Maternity Protection Convention, the International Code of Marketing of Breast‐milk Substitutes (the Code), and the Baby‐Friend

Journal article

Sep 28 2016

Infant formula feeding at birth is common and inversely associated with subsequent breastfeeding behavior in Viet Nam (Nguyen TT., 2016. Journal of Nutrition)

Alive & Thrive (A&T) examined the association of infant formula feeding during the first 3 days after birth with subsequent infant formula feeding and early breastfeeding cessation in Viet Nam to better understand how this impacts breastfeeding outcomes.

 
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