Journal article
Nov 15 2019
Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding across three time points in Bangladesh (Blackstone SR., 2018. International Health)
This study explored predictors of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Bangladesh using data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey from 2007, 2011, and 2014, focusing on reasons why rates of EBF changed over those time periods.
Journal article
Nov 15 2019
Translating the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes into national measures in nine countries (Michaud-Letourneau, I., 2018. Maternal & Child Nutrition)
This paper investigates how the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) was translated from an international policy framework to protect breastfeeding against inappropriate marketing practices into national level legislation, in the context of the advocacy efforts un
Brief
Aug 06 2019
Advocacy Brief: The global cost of not breastfeeding
Brief
Jul 23 2019
Nurturing the Health and Wealth of Nations: The Investment Case for Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the smartest investments a country can make to build its future prosperity. It offers children unparalleled health and brain-building benefits.
Announcement
Jul 12 2019
Cost of Not Breastfeeding interactive tool
Globally, nearly 600,000 children and nearly 100,000 women die each year due to inadequate breastfeeding. These preventable deaths, combined with cognitive losses, and health system costs of inadequate breastfeeding leads to over $340 billion in economic losses annually.