Poster/Graphic
Feb 01 2019
Components of human milk bank processes and services
Human milk bank (HMB) services are an essential component of a breastfeeding-friendly health system. HMB services give at-risk infants, such as those born pre-term or low birthweight, access to the multiple benefits of breastmilk when they need it most.
Brief
Oct 15 2017
Maximizing lives saved & improving growth & development through IYCF in Nigeria
This information card shares a preliminary snapshot of quantitative and qualitative data from a health provider survey (public and private facility-based providers, chemists and community pharmacists, and traditional birth attendants), and focus group discussions with mothers, fathers, and grandm
Brief
Oct 11 2017
Alive & Thrive (A&T) Generation 2 Overview
Alive & Thrive (A&T) Generation 2 is here. This phase of A&T aims to further enhance sustainability of projects and processes that generate positive improvements in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN).
Field note
Feb 20 2017
Bridging the generation gap on attitudes about infant feeding
Grandmothers play an important role as caregivers and as advisers to young mothers on infant feeding. Some have called them “guardians of tradition.” This tradition can at times conflict with new ideas, but need not be a barrier.
Brief
Feb 02 2017
Briefing note: SUN technical assistance in Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, A&T shares its programmatic framework with other countries through the SUN Movement support system.
Journal article
Jan 11 2017
The association of a large-scale television campaign with exclusive breastfeeding prevalence in Viet Nam (Nguyen TT., 2017. American Journal of Public Health)
Alive & Thrive (A&T) used qualitative research methods to examine the association between exposure to breastfeeding television spots and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) between 2011 and 2014 in Viet Nam.