Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and maternity protection: correlations with commercial milk formula consumption in East Asia and the Pacific [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectiveThe rise of commercial milk formulas (CMF) consumption by infants and young children raises concerns about their health, development, and survival.
Constance Ching +6 more
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The financing need for expanded maternity protection in Indonesia [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2019 Background Almost half of all Indonesian children under 6 months of age were not exclusive breastfed in 2017. Optimizing maternity protection programs may result in increased breastfeeding rates.
Adiatma Y. M. Siregar +5 more
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Knowledge, understanding and perceptions of key stakeholders on the maternity protection available and accessible to female domestic workers in South Africa. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 Maternity protection enables women to combine reproductive and productive roles. Domestic workers are a vulnerable group due to heterogeneous non-standard employment relationships and are unlikely to have access to comprehensive maternity protection ...
Catherine Pereira-Kotze +2 more
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Maternity protection for female non-standard workers in South Africa: the case of domestic workers [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Many women work in positions of non-standard employment, with limited legal and social protection. Access to comprehensive maternity protection for all working women could ensure that all women and children can access health and social ...
Catherine Pereira-Kotze +2 more
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Maternity protection policies and the enabling environment for breastfeeding in the Philippines: a qualitative study [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023 Background The Philippines has enacted maternity protection policies, such as the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law and the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009, to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.
Cherry C. Maramag +8 more
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Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000 [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023 Background Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer.
Catherine Pereira-Kotze +3 more
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Assessment of maternity protection among healthcare workers in GhanaAJOG Global Reports at a Glance [PDF]
AJOG Global ReportsBackground: Female workers who are pregnant or breastfeeding require adequate support to balance their roles as mothers and employees. This support comes in the form of Maternity Protection (MP).
Joycelyn Darkwah, MD, MPH +1 more
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Maternity protection in employment law [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2020 In the past decades, a lot of effort has been exerted worldwide to establish an equal treatment of women and men on the labour market. In that context, the ILO Maternity Protection Convention (No.
Misailović Jovana
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Legislation and Policies for the Right to Maternity Protection in South Africa: A Fragmented State of Affairs [PDF]
Journal of Human Lactation, 2022 Diane Cooper +2 more
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Women workers’ rights and managers’ point of view: a qualitative approach to maternity leave and breastfeeding [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde Pública: This study aimed to learn managers’ points of view on maternity leave and breastfeeding and find promotion, protection, and support strategies for breastfeeding in the work environment.
Marília Neves Santos +8 more
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