The study by Timothy Roberton and colleagues (July, 2020), 1 which modelled the indirect
effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income …

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging the resilience of the most solid
health systems in the world. In many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), the …

It is of concern that the US $70 billion infant formula industry has been actively exploiting
concerns about COVID-19 to increase sales, in violation of the WHO International Code of …

By the beginning of 2020, Nepal had reached a tipping point with over 60% of births
occurring in a health facility—a three times increase from just 18% in 2006. 1 This increase …

In The Lancet Global Health, Timothy Roberton and colleagues1 present startling new
evidence on the potential rise in maternal and child mortality in lowincome and middle …

At a tertiary health-care level in India, which is mainly provided by medical colleges and
advanced medical research institutes, specialised consultative care is given to patients who …

At the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there was justified concern that this
disease might have similar effects on pregnant women as influenza or other coronavirus …

Background: Maternity care practices such as skin-to-skin care, rooming-in, and direct
breastfeeding are recommended, but it is unclear if these practices increase the risk of …

Background The risk of vertical and perinatal transmission of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19), the most appropriate …

Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and donor human milk programmes across the USA
are bracing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. NICU workers have …