Journal article
Apr 16 2024
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Human milk: A win-win-win for health, sustainability, and economics? (Smith JP, Iellamo A, Nguyen TT, et al, Field Exchange 72. 2024)
This article discusses the significant health, environmental, and economic benefits of breastfeeding, highlighting it as a sustainable practice that contributes to global nutrition and development goals.
Journal article
Jan 08 2024
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Bridging the evidence-to-action gap: enhancing alignment of national nutrition strategies in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam with global and regional recommendations (Nguyen TT, Huynh NL, et al. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2024)
This journal article details Alive & Thrive’s examination of the alignment of recent National Nutrition Strategies and Action Plans (NNS) in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam with recent global and regional recommendations and standards with a focus on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition an
Journal article
Nov 28 2023
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Case Report: I feel like a mother to other babies: experiences and perspectives on bereavement and breastmilk donation from Vietnam (Tran HT, Nguyen TT, et al. Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 2023)
There is a growing global recognition that post-perinatal death care should potentially provide the opportunity for maternal donation. This article explores the experiences of bereaved mothers in Vietnam who chose to donate breastmilk following perinatal loss at the Da Nang Human Milk Bank.
Journal article
Nov 28 2023
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Maternity protection policies and the enabling environment for breastfeeding in the Philippines: a qualitative study (Maramag CC, Zambrano P, et al. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2023)
The Philippines has enacted maternity protection policies, such as the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law and the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009, to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.
Report
Nov 20 2023
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Policy Report - Health Insurance Coverage for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk
Journal article
Oct 30 2023
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Law matters – assessment of country-level code implementation and sales of breastmilk substitutes in South Asia (Ching C, Sethi V, et al. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023)
This study examines the status of implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes of eight countries in the South Asia region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), and describes the sales value and volume of commercial