Brief
Jul 27 2023
Cost of Not Breastfeeding Advocacy Brief Series (2022)
Not breastfeeding has significant health and economic impacts. The Cost of Not Breastfeeding Tool is an evidence-based modeling tool that uses open-access data to estimate the health and economic costs of not protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding.
Brief
Jul 15 2021
The First-Food System: The Importance of Breastfeeding in Global Food Systems Discussions
The first UN Food Systems Summit is a great opportunity for stakeholders to include breastfeeding and breastmilk in the conceptualization of food systems, as outlined in a new Alive & Thrive, FHI Solutions, and Save the Children brief.
Announcement
Jun 01 2021
Special BMS Code resources collection
Alive & Thrive has launched a special collection of resources on the BMS Code, featuring resources from various organizations around the world.
Handout
Oct 14 2020
Frequently Asked Questions about the Cost of Not Breastfeeding tool
Not breastfeeding leads to more than half a million child deaths annually and costs the world economy up to US$1 billion a day.
Brief
Feb 11 2020
Maternal Depression: The potential role of nutrition in prevention and treatment
The role nutrition plays in maternal depression has been the subject of a variety of research.