Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies

A McFadden, A Gavine, MJ Renfrew… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended that …

The stunting syndrome in developing countries

AJ Prendergast, JH Humphrey - Paediatrics and international child …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

Interventions for promoting the initiation of breastfeeding

OO Balogun, EJ O'Sullivan… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Despite the widely documented risks of not breastfeeding, initiation rates
remain relatively low in many high‐income countries, particularly among women in lower …

Effect of breastfeeding promotion interventions on child growth: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

ERJ Giugliani, BL Horta, C Loret de Mola… - Acta …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To update a previous systematic review and meta‐analyses about the effect of
breastfeeding promotion interventions on child growth. Methods Studies evaluating the …

[HTML][HTML] A critical look at exclusive breastfeeding in Africa: Through the lens of diffusion of innovation theory

O Oyelana, J Kamanzi, S Richter - International Journal of Africa Nursing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Exclusive breastfeeding is a practice widely promoted across many developing
countries. Despite all the potential advantages and three decades of promotional efforts …

The role of breastfeeding in the prevention of childhood malnutrition

V Scherbaum, ML Srour - Hidden hunger, 2016 - karger.com
Breastfeeding has an important role in the prevention of different forms of childhood
malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, over-and underweight and micronutrient …

[HTML][HTML] 'Severe malnutrition': thinking deeply, communicating simply

M Kerac, M McGrath, N Connell, C Kompala… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Towards effective actions, effective communication matters. Malnutrition involves a plethora
of complex technical terminology. Sometimes it helps to go beyond details and consider …

The effectiveness of interventions on nutrition social behaviour change communication in improving child nutritional status within the first 1000 days: Evidence from a …

RA Mahumud, S Uprety, N Wali… - Maternal & child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to assess the robustness of designs and
tools used in nutrition social behaviour change communication (NSBCC) interventions and …

Anthropometric nutritional status of children (0–18 years) in South Africa 1997–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HS Kruger, M Visser, L Malan, L Zandberg… - Public health …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of the
available literature on the anthropometric nutritional status of South African infants and …

Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies

A Gavine, SC Shinwell, P Buchanan… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended that …