Maternal and child nutrition

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Nutrition supplements in early childhood linked to future economic productivity: evidence from Guatemala: ( J. Hoddinott;J. A. Maluccio;J. R. Behrman / The Lancet , 2008); This research article from The Lancet examines the impact of a nutrition intervention in earl...
Regular and large cash transfers help improve children’s nutrition in Latin America and Africa: ( D. Sridharm;A. Duffield / Save the Children Fund , 2006); This paper, produced by Save the Children reviews eight cash transfer programmes in Latin America and Africa, and discusses the effectiveness of each in improving the nutritional status of children. I...
South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG): ( J.M. Aguero;M.R. Carter;I. Woolard / UNDP International Poverty Centre , 2007); This paper estimates the impact of South Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) on child nutrition as measured by child height-for-age. It finds that large dosages of CSG treatment early in life sig...
Challenges and benefits of complementary feeding in childhood: ( United Nations [UN] Standing Committee on Nutrition , 2003); This issue focuses on the importance of complementary feeding in childhood and its role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It offers an up-to-date and multi-disciplinary overview o...
China is on track to reaching the MDGs to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health: ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2006); This UNICEF report reviews maternal and child health (MCH) strategies in China. It analyses the factors that affect maternal and child mortality, recent trends and the impact of health related interve...
Malnutrition among the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa: ( J.-C. Fotso / International Journal for Equity in Health , 2006); Recommended reading; This paper, in the International Journal for Equity in Health, compares the magnitude of inequities in child malnutrition across urban and rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and investigates the...
During the first six months of life, replacement feeding by HIV-infected mothers should not be encouraged: ( J. S. Ross; M. H. Labbok / American Journal of Public Health , 2004); This article, published by the American Journal of Public Health, investigates how the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV through breastfeeding compares with the risk of death from art...
How HIV has affected infant feeding in South Africa: ( T. Doherty; M. Chopra; L. Nkonki / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health , 2006); This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, explores how the HIV epidemic has affected the infant feeding experiences of HIV-positive mothers in South Africa. The paper f...
Practical guide for infant feeding in humanitarian operations: ( Emergency Nutrition Network , 2006); Careful attention to infant feeding and support for good practice can save lives. This practical manual provides concise, non-technical guidance on appropriate infant and young child feeding in emerge...
Height poverty and height inequality: how child health varies: ( D.E. Sahn; S.D. Younger / Strategies and Analyses for Growth and Access , 2005); Recommended reading; This working paper, published by the USAID project Strategies and Analysis for Growth and Access (SAGA), explores statistical relationships in the health and nutrition status of children. It uses chi...