Lancet DRC breastfeeding paper

Resource: Effect of breastfeeding on infant and child mortality due to infectious diseases in less developed countries: a pooled analysis

Effect of breastfeeding on infant and child mortality due to infectious diseases in less developed countries: a pooled analysis. WHO Collaborative Study Team on the Role of...

Lancet Vitamin A deficiency paper

A new paper in the Lancet (Volume 3, No. 9, e528-e536, September 2015) looks at trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in LMICs between 1991 and 2013....

FEX: Editorial

This rather large issue of Field Exchange has a typically wide range of material from field practitioners and researchers. Some examples of innovative practice include an...

Paper on optimal breastfeeding versus non breastfeeding outcomes

A new paper published in Acta Paediatrica by Sankar et al reviews the effect of breastfeeding practices on infant and child mortality. Results show a higher risk of mortality...

FEX: Lessons Learned From Complex Emergencies

Published paper1 Children being fed in MFS-H feeding programme Another paper in the same series in the LANCET reviewed the lessons learned from complex emergencies over the...

Resource: letter to BMJ

Letter to the BMJ regarding paper on exclusive breastfeeding rate and duration of breastfeeding.

Community-led sanitation child growth Mali RCT

Results of a cluster-randomised controlled trial on the effect of a community-led sanitation intervention on child diarrhoea and child growth in rural Mali are written up in a...

FEX: Ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme in DRC: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Summary of research1 Location: DRC What we know: Whilst most mothers initiate and continue breastfeeding in DRC, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low. What this article...

Resource: Optimal breastfeeding practices and infant and child mortality

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Breastfeeding is one of the few interventions where the survival benefits span the entire continuum of childhood: newborn, infancy and...

Resource: Why infant formula causes deaths due to diarrhoea

A paper that describes how the use of infant formula contributes to diarrhoea in emergency and resource limited settings. Explains the causes of diarrhoea and how breastfeeding...

Resource: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. Coovadia et al, Lancet 2007; 369:...

FEX: Effects of breastfeeding: Implications for Policies on HIV and Infant Feeding

Summary of published paper The recognition that HIV is transmitted through breast-milk has raised important questions about strategies that promote breastfeeding in areas of...

FEX: Why invest and what it will take to improve breastfeeding practices?

Summary of research1 Location: Global What we know: Global breastfeeding rates remain far below international targets, commitment to breastfeeding in terms of policy and...

FEX: Infant feeding and HIV transmission

Summary of Published paper The observation that mother-to-child transmission by HIV-1 infected women can occur through breastfeeding has resulted in policies that recommend...

Resource: Infant feeding strategies & PMTCT - Mashi Trial from Botswana (summary)

Summary of published paper in Field Exchange 29, December 2006, p.6 Published paper: Thior et al (2006). Breastfeeding Plus Infant Zidovudine Prophylaxis for 6 Months vs...

Resource: Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases HIV Survival (summary)

Summary of published paper in Field Exchange 25, May 2005, p.10. Published paper: Early exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of postnatal HIV-1 transmission and increases...

Resource: Armenian IYCF-E Case Study

The earthquake of 1988, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Kharabagh, which resulted in the economic blockade against Armenia and the influx of refugees, together with...

en-net: WHO Zika and breastfeeding interim guidance

The main mode of Zika virus transmission is through infected Aedes mosquitoes. However, current widespread transmission of the virus has raised questions as to whether...

FEX: Advancing Early Childhood Development: From Science to Scale

Research Location: Global What we know already: There have been major improvements in child survival over the last 30 years. A major focus of the 2030 Sustainable Development...

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

Summary of research1 Location: Global What we know: The decision not to breastfeed a child impacts on the health, nutrition and development of a child and on women's...