Recommendations for Adopting the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes Into U.S. Policy
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Violations of the international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes: prevalence in four countries.
This study estimated the prevalence of violations of the international code of marketing of substitutes for breast milk. Data were gathered via 1) multistage random sampling of a total of 1468 pregnant women and 1582 mothers of infants less than 6 months old at health facilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Warsaw, Poland; Durban, South Africa; and Bangkok, Thailand and 2) interviews with 466 health ...
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Noting the general decline of breastfeeding with the increasing use of formula-feeding, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation, in 1979, recommended the adoption of an international code of marketing of infant formula and other products used as breast-milk substitutes.2 The International Code was adopted by the World Health Assembly (including New Zealand) in May 1981. ‘The aim of this Code i...
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There is no doubt that breastfeeding is the healthiest means of infant feeding. The benefits are outlined well in the 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Breastfeeding. This holds true for both developing and developed countries. In 2001 the World Health Assembly (WHA) recommended that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months, then with the introduction of app...
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INTRODUCTION The WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have for many years emphasized the importance of maintaining the practice of breast-feeding as a way to improve the health and nutrition of infants and young children. Efforts to promote breast-feeding and to overcome problems that might discourage it are part of the overall nutritional program considered as a key issue of mat...
متن کاملWho's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate compliance with the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in primary care, after the introduction of strict local infant feeding guidelines. DESIGN An audit form was sent to all community-based health professionals with an infant feeding remit. Walking tours were conducted in a random sample of community care facilities. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Lactation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0890-3344,1552-5732
DOI: 10.1177/0890334417703063