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Association between breastfeeding and intelligence, educational attainment, and income at 30 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study from Brazil

Background Breastfeeding has clear short-term benefits, but its long-term consequences on human capital are yet to be established. The ...

Maternal Nutrition in Emergencies. Summary of the state of play and key gaps (2012)

Background Technical Paper for the round table DG ECHO

Therapeutic nutrition for children with severe acute malnutrition: Summary of African Experience

Report of a meeting to harmonise the criteria for monitoring and evaluation of the treatment of acute malnutrition in West and Central Africa

A workshop was convened in Dakar from November 30 to December 1, 2010 to harmonize the definitions and reporting formats of acutely mal...

Management of children with severe acute malnutrition: A National Priority

National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) supply baby milk in East Timor, News article

www.ncca.org.au/cws/at_work_with_our_partners/assistance_in_emergencies For briefing on East Timor see page 4.

The Weaning Project: Improving Young Child Feeding Practices

Marcia Griffiths, Project Director, The Manoff Group 1992 The final report of The Weaning Project 1984 - 1989 that tried to improve we...

Evidence for protection by breastfeeding against infant deaths from infectious diseases in Brazil

Victoria CG, Smith PG, Vaughan JP, Nobre LC, Lombardi C, Teixeira AM et al. Lancet 1987;2:319-322