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What could infant and young child nutrition learn from sweatshops?

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Adequate infant and young child nutrition demands high rates of breastfeeding and good access to nutrient rich complementary foods, requiring public sector action to promote breastfeeding and home based complementary feeding, and private ...
Sagoe-Moses Isabella, Ansett Sean, Singer Peter A   +2 more
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GINA infant nutrition alliance supports breastfeeding in Gaza

Discover Public Health
Remote interventions can be important in supporting breastfeeding and infant nutrition. These can be particularly crucial in conflict zones due to insecure water sources, maternal malnutrition, maternal distress, and limited healthcare access.
Amira Qudieh, Hatem ldhiar, Yafa Ajweh, Marianne White, Rinila Haridas, Annalee Yassi   +5 more
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Addressing child under nutrition: can traditional practices offer a solution?

Global Health Action, 2017
Child under nutrition continues to be a challenge to global development, especially in resource-poor contexts. In the multifaceted attempts to address this challenge, popular traditional practices, although closely linked to infant health, remain ...
Sarika Chaturvedi, Joanna Raven, Bhushan Patwardhan   +2 more
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Health-related marketing messages on product labels of commercial infant and toddler food packaging in Australia: a cross-sectional audit

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2021
Background Proper nutrition in early childhood is essential to ensure optimal growth and development. Use of ‘better-for-you’ features on food packaging position products as healthier for children.
Aimee L Brownbill, Lucy Simmonds, Anthea Zee, Merryn J Netting   +3 more
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Infant burn injuries related to water heating for powdered infant formula preparation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundGuidance for preparing powdered infant formula (PIF) helps to ensure it meets the nutritional needs of infants and is safe to consume. Among safety concerns is Cronobacter sakazakii contamination which can lead to serious infections and death ...
Katelyn V. Chiang, Erica H. Anstey, Erica H. Anstey, Steven A. Abrams, Cria G. Perrine, Cria G. Perrine   +5 more
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UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative: Providing, receiving and leading infant feeding care in a hospital maternity setting—A critical ethnography

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
Although breastfeeding is known to improve health, economic and environmental outcomes, breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates are low in the United Kingdom.
Anna Byrom, Gill Thomson, Mark Dooris, Fiona Dykes   +3 more
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Maternal capabilities, knowledge and attitudes toward infant nutrition among pregnant women in Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria

World Nutrition
Background Maternal capabilities during pregnancy are crucial during the first 1,000 days of a child's life, which is from conception to their second birthdays.
Ijioma Okorie, Eberechi A. Ufere, Amarachi J. Odii, Oluchi Umeofor   +3 more
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Characteristic of microencapsulated 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol and its application in infant formula powder

International Journal of Food Properties, 2018
1,3-Dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol (OPO) is used widely as a food additive. However, the structured lipid is sensitive to oxygen and light in the production process.
Peng Du, Guofang Zhang, Chun Li, Libo Liu, Lihua Sun, Ning Liu, Xiaodong Li   +6 more
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Perinatal nutrition: How to take care of the gut microbiota?

Clinical Nutrition Experimental, 2016
Perinatal and postnatal nutritional environments can result in long-lasting and/or permanent consequences that may increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood.
Izaskun García-Mantrana, Bibiana Bertua, Cecilia Martínez-Costa, Maria Carmen Collado   +3 more
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Infant feeding nutrition policies in Australian early childhood education and care services: a content and qualitative analysis

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2018
Early infant feeding practices are a critical part of education and care programs within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings. With an increasing number of children attending ECEC services from a young age, adherence to best practice infant
Julianne McGuire, Danielle Gallegos, Susan Irvine   +2 more
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