Journal article
Feb 07 2023
Breastfeeding: crucially important, but increasingly challenged in a market-driven world (Pérez-Escamilla R, Tomori C, et al, The Lancet. 2023)
This Series paper examines how mother and baby attributes at the individual level interact with breastfeeding determinants at other levels, how these interactions drive breastfeeding outcomes, and what policies and interventions are necessary to achieve optimal breastfeeding.
Journal article
Feb 07 2023
The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress (Baker P, Smith JP, et al, The Lancet. 2023)
Despite increasing evidence about the value and importance of breastfeeding, less than half of the world's infants and young children (aged 0–36 months) are breastfed as recommended. This Series paper examines the social, political, and economic reasons for this problem.
Journal article
Dec 08 2022
Impacts of a social and behavior change communication program implemented at scale on infant and young feeding practices in Nigeria: Results of a cluster-randomized evaluation (Flax VL, Fagbemi M, et al. PLOS One. 2022)
Journal article
Nov 14 2022
Babies before bottom lines: A call for Australia to end exploitative marketing of commercial milk formula at home and abroad (The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 2022)
This commentary calls on the Australian government to correct historical inaction on the issue of unethical and exploitative marketing of commercial milk formula products and end its support of predatory commercial milk formula marketing strategies at home and abroad.
Journal article
Oct 08 2022
Birth and newborn care policies and practices limit breastfeeding at maternity facilities in Vietnam
The prevalence of early and exclusive breastfeeding in Vietnam remains sub-optimal. The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) and exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3 days after birth (EBF3D).
Journal article
Sep 01 2022
Implementation and Effectiveness of Policies Adopted to Enable Breastfeeding in the Philippines Are Limited by Structural and Individual Barriers
The Philippines has adopted policies to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding on par with global standards, yet the impact of these policies is not well understood.