The first 500 days of life: policies to support maternal nutrition

The first 500 days of life: policies to support maternal nutrition

Background From conception to 6 months of age, an infant is entirely dependent for its nutrition on the mother: via the placenta and then ideally via exclusive breastfeeding. This period of 15 months - about 500 days - is the most important and vulnerable in a child's life: it must be protected through policies supporting maternal nutrition and health. Those addressing nutritional status are di...

The first 500 days: renewal, reform, reflection.

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

Music in the first days of life

1 Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and 2 San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 3 C.E.R.M.A.C. San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy National Neuroscience Institute, Italy 5 Department of Neuroradiology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy Department of Neonatology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy 7 Psychology Institute, School of Medicine, Univ...

Infant nutrition in the first seven days of life in rural northern Ghana

BACKGROUND Good nutrition is essential for increasing survival rates of infants. This study explored infant feeding practices in a resource-poor setting and assessed implications for future interventions focused on improving newborn health. METHODS The study took place in the Kassena-Nankana District of the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. In-depth interviews were conducted with 35 women ...