Presentation
Mar 07 2024
Intensified Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Increased Consumption of Iron and Folic Acid Supplements and Early Breastfeeding Practices in Burkina Faso: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation
This slide deck was part of a presentation given by the International Food Policy Research Institute and Alive & Thrive during a post-graduate course lecture at Johns Hopkins University on January 25, 2024.
Journal article
Jun 01 2022
Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Improved Consumption of Iron-Folic Acid Supplements and Early Breastfeeding Practices in Burkina Faso (Kim S, Ganaba R, et al, Current Developments in Nutrition. 2022)
This paper details Alive & Thrive's efforts to strengthen provision of iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation and interpersonal counseling on maternal nutrition and breastfeeding through government ANC services and community-based contacts in two regions in Burkina Faso.
Journal article
Feb 15 2019
The effect of the Alive & Thrive initiative on exclusive breastfeeding in rural Burkina Faso: a repeated cross-sectional cluster randomised controlled trial (Cresswell J., 2019. Lancet Global Health)
The benefits of exclusive breastfeeding on mortality, health, and development of children have been well documented.
