Journal article

Jan 08 2024

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

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 27 2023

Strengthening Nutrition Interventions during Antenatal Care Improved Maternal Dietary Diversity and Child Feeding Practices in Urban Bangladesh: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Study (Nguyen PH, Sununtnasuk C, et al. Journal of Nutrition. 2023)

Results of Alive & Thrive's assessment of the effect of integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition interventions, delivered at urban Maternal Neonatal and Child Health facilities in Bangladesh, on maternal dietary diversity, IFA and calcium consumption, and child feeding practices. 

Report

Nov 20 2023

Policy Report - Health Insurance Coverage for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk cover

Policy Report - Health Insurance Coverage for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk

Using pasteurized donor human milk to treat preterm, low birthweight, and sick infants has significantly reduced the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and other serious neonatal illnesses when compared to using formula milk, a new policy report published by Alive & Thrive found.

Journal article

Oct 05 2023

Characteristics and factors influencing the volume of breastmilk donated by women to the first human milk bank in Vietnam (Tran HT, Nguyen TT, et al. Frontiers in Global Women's Health. 2023)

This study examined characteristics and factors associated with higher volumes of human milk donation at the first human milk bank in Vietnam.

Journal article

Sep 12 2023

Right message, right medium, right time: powering counseling to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition in South Asia (Bhanot A, Sethi V, et al. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2023)

Quality counseling can positively impact maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN) behaviors linked to poor nutrition outcomes. Global guidance includes 93 recommendations on MIYCN counseling.

 
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