Around the world, paid work without appropriate structural support is a key barrier to optimal
breastfeeding practices. To better protect, promote, and support optimal breastfeeding …

Background Breastfeeding has been associated with a reduced maternal long-term risk of
chronic diseases, but its association with mortality is poorly known. Methods We included …

Poor nutrition outcomes among children have become one of the major public health
concerns in South Africa, attributed to poor feeding practices and maternal nutrition-related …

To address childhood malnutrition, the use of multifaceted methodologies, such as mixed
methods research, is required to inform effective and contextual interventions. However, this …

Introduction Despite the health benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and the child,
early cessation of breastfeeding remains a public health problem in South Africa, attributed …

Objective To identify the correlates of early breastfeeding (BF) cessation and breastmilk
expression (BE) among mothers 12 months after childbirth. Methods We used a case-control …

Structural factors are key drivers of malnutrition in low-and middle-income settings. These
drivers, which encompass social, economic and environmental factors, give rise to a …

Background: Several lifelong maternal, child and societal health benefits have been
associated with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). However, despite all the potential …

Background Exclusive breastfeeding is crucial for an infant's growth and development. In
Rwanda, 47% of rural children and 27% of urban children are stunted which could be linked …

Background: Lifelong ART use is recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women
living with HIV (WLWH) to prevent perinatal HIV transmission and improve maternal health …