The multifaceted roles of breast milk antibodies

C Atyeo, G Alter - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Neonates are born with an immature immune system and rely on the transfer of immunity
from their mothers. Maternal antibodies are transferred via the placenta and breast milk …

Revisiting Alma-Ata: what is the role of primary health care in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?

T Hone, J Macinko, C Millett - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are now steering the global health
and development agendas. Notably, the SDGs contain no mention of primary health care …

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis

L Liu, S Oza, D Hogan, J Perin, I Rudan, JE Lawn… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Trend data for causes of child death are crucial to inform priorities for improving
child survival by and beyond 2015. We report child mortality by cause estimates in 2000–13 …

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

CG Victora, R Bahl, AJD Barros, GVA França, S Horton… - The lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
The importance of breastfeeding in low-income and middle-income countries is well
recognised, but less consensus exists about its importance in high-income countries. In low …

Global, regional, and national levels and trends in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2015, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis by the …

D You, L Hug, S Ejdemyr, P Idele, D Hogan, C Mathers… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background In 2000, world leaders agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
MDG 4 called for a two-thirds reduction in the under-5 mortality rate between 1990 and …

Optimal breastfeeding practices and infant and child mortality: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

MJ Sankar, B Sinha, R Chowdhury, N Bhandari… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To synthesise the evidence for effects of optimal breastfeeding on all‐cause and
infection‐related mortality in infants and children aged 0–23 months. Methods We …

Can available interventions end preventable deaths in mothers, newborn babies, and stillbirths, and at what cost?

ZA Bhutta, JK Das, R Bahl, JE Lawn, RA Salam… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Progress in newborn survival has been slow, and even more so for reductions in stillbirths.
To meet Every Newborn targets of ten or fewer neonatal deaths and ten or fewer stillbirths …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the …

H Wang, ZA Bhutta, MM Coates, M Coggeshall… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Established in 2000, Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4)
catalysed extraordinary political, financial, and social commitments to reduce under-5 …

Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?

ZA Bhutta, JK Das, A Rizvi, MF Gaffey, N Walker… - The lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for
gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to …

Global burden of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea

CLF Walker, I Rudan, L Liu, H Nair, E Theodoratou… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the leading infectious causes of childhood morbidity and
mortality. We comprehensively reviewed the epidemiology of childhood diarrhoea and …