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 …

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 …

Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature

J O'Donovan, C O'Donovan, I Kuhn, SE Sachs… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Understanding the current landscape of ongoing training for community health
workers (CHWs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is important both for …

Socioeconomic inequalities in early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh: findings from the 2018 demographic and health survey

M Ekholuenetale, SK Mistry, R Chimoriya… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Background Optimal breastfeeding practices including early initiation of breastfeeding and
exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) are associated with positive health outcomes. Socioeconomic …

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 …

Antenatal care and skilled birth attendance in Bangladesh are influenced by female education and family affordability: BDHS 2014

J Bhowmik, RK Biswas, M Woldegiorgis - Public health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Antenatal care (ANC) during pregnancy and skilled birth attendance (SBA)
during delivery are important policy concerns to reduce maternal deaths. Bangladesh is one …

Effectiveness of programmes and interventions to support optimal breastfeeding among children 0–23 months, South Asia: A scoping review

RK Benedict, HC Craig, H Torlesse… - Maternal & child …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Most children in South Asia are breastfed at some point in their lives; however,
many are not breastfed optimally, including the early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) within …

Gender inequality in early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a trend analysis

KK Sen, TS Mallick, W Bari - International breastfeeding journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth is essential for
newborns, because it reduces risk of neonatal mortality and hypothermia to a great extent …

Interventions on informal healthcare providers to improve the delivery of healthcare services in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

S Das, S Khare, J Eriksen, V Diwan… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective Informal healthcare providers (IHCPs) play a big role in health systems in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) and are often the first point of contact for healthcare in …

Effectiveness of breastfeeding support packages in low-and middle-income countries for infants under six months: a systematic review

R Rana, M McGrath, E Sharma, P Gupta, M Kerac - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months, defined as those with wasting,
underweight, or other forms of growth failure, are at high-risk of mortality and morbidity. The …