The association of early linear growth and haemoglobin concentration with later cognitive, motor, and social–emotional development at preschool age in GhanaMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 15 Số 4 - 2019
Maku Ocansey, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Sika M Kumordzie, Harriet Okronipa, Rebecca Young, Solace M Tamakloe, Brietta M. Oaks, Mary Arimond, Kathryn G. Dewey, Elizabeth L. Prado
AbstractIt is important to identify the periods during childhood when exposure to environmental risk factors results in long‐term neurodevelopmental deficits. Stunting and anaemia may be sensitive indicators of exposure to such risks. In a prospective cohort enrolled before birth, we investigated the association of developmental scores at 4–6 years with (a) birth l...... hiện toàn bộ
Availability of breastfeeding peer support in the United Kingdom: A cross‐sectional studyMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 14 Số 1 - 2018
Aimee Grant, Kirsten McEwan, Sally Tedstone, Giles Greene, Lauren Copeland, Billie Hunter, Julia Sanders, Rhiannon Phillips, Amy Brown, Michael Robling, Shantini Paranjothy
AbstractPeer support is recommended by the World Health Organization for the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding, and this recommendation is included in United Kingdom (U.K.) guidance. There is a lack of information about how, when, and where breastfeeding peer support was provided in the U.K. We aimed to generate an overview of how peer support is deliver...... hiện toàn bộ
A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling interventionMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 16 Số 2 - 2020
Josefa L. Martinez‐Brockman, Nurit Harari, Lori Goeschel, Valerie Bozzi, Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla
AbstractThe Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) breastfeeding peer counselling (BFPC) program supports optimal early life nutrition by providing evidenced‐based breastfeeding protection, promotion, and support. The Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) study was a randomized controlled trial that tested the effec...... hiện toàn bộ
Giving me hope: women's reflections on a breastfeeding peer support serviceMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 8 Số 3 - Trang 340-353 - 2012
Gill Thomson, Nicola Crossland, Fiona Dykes
AbstractBreastfeeding peer support has been identified as a key intervention to help improve breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding rates. The World Health Organization, and, in the UK, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, recommend the implementation of sustainable peer support programmes. As part of an evaluation into a comprehensive brea...... hiện toàn bộ
A large‐scale operational study of home‐based therapy with ready‐to‐use therapeutic food in childhood malnutrition in MalawiMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 3 Số 3 - Trang 206-215 - 2007
Zachary M. Linneman, Danielle Matilsky, MacDonald Ndekha, Micah J. Manary, Kenneth Maleta, Mark Manary
AbstractHome‐based therapy with ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) for the treatment of malnutrition has better outcomes in the research setting than standard therapy. This study examined outcomes of malnourished children aged 6–60 months enrolled in operational home‐based therapy with RUTF. Children enrolled ...... hiện toàn bộ
Long‐term consequences of stunting in early lifeMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 7 Số s3 - Trang 5-18 - 2011
Kathryn G. Dewey, Khadija Begum
AbstractThis review summarizes the impact of stunting, highlights recent research findings, discusses policy and programme implications and identifies research priorities. There is growing evidence of the connections between slow growth in height early in life and impaired health and educational and economic performance later in life. Recent research findings, incl...... hiện toàn bộ
A survey of neonatal nutrition policies and practices in the UK and EireMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 3 Số 2 - Trang 120-128 - 2007
David Tuthill, Child Nutrition Panel
AbstractOptimal nutrition is one of the fundamental components for infants to reach their full growth and neurodevelopmental potential. Best practice is facilitated by a contemporaneous, multidisciplinary, evidence‐based nutrition policy. Such evidence has recently been reviewed. We have assessed: the prevalence of nutrition policies in neonatal units in the UK and...... hiện toàn bộ
Maternal common mental disorder and infant growth – a cross‐sectional study from MalawiMaternal and Child Nutrition - Tập 4 Số 3 - Trang 209-219 - 2008
Robert C. Stewart, Eric Umar, Felix Kauye, James Bunn, Maclean Vokhiwa, Margaret Fitzgerald, Barbara Tomenson, Atıf Rahman, Francis Creed
AbstractThe objective of the study was to investigate the association between maternal common mental disorder (CMD) and infant growth in rural Malawi. A cross‐sectional study was conducted at a district hospital child health clinic. Participants were consecutive infants due for measles vaccination, and their mothers.Mean infant weight‐for‐age and l...... hiện toàn bộ