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Stacy Morgan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Susan Arnold - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Peter Singer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • What could infant and young Child Nutrition learn from sweatshops
    BMC public health, 2011
    Co-Authors: Peter Singer, Sean Ansett, Isabella Sagoe-moses
    Abstract:

    Background Adequate infant and young Child Nutrition demands high rates of breastfeeding and good access to nutrient rich complementary foods, requiring public sector action to promote breastfeeding and home based complementary feeding, and private sector action to refrain from undermining breastfeeding and to provide affordable, nutrient rich complementary foods. Unfortunately, due to a lack of trust, the public and private sectors, from both the North and the South, do not work well together in achieving optimal infant and young Child Nutrition.

  • Shared principles of ethics for infant and young Child Nutrition in the developing world.
    BMC public health, 2010
    Co-Authors: Jerome Amir Singh, Abdallah S. Daar, Peter Singer
    Abstract:

    The defining event in the area of infant feeding is the aggressive marketing of infant formula in the developing world by transnational companies in the 1970s. This practice shattered the trust of the global health community in the private sector, culminated in a global boycott of Nestle products and has extended to distrust of all commercial efforts to improve infant and young Child Nutrition. The lack of trust is a key barrier along the critical path to optimal infant and young Child Nutrition in the developing world. To begin to bridge this gap in trust, we developed a set of shared principles based on the following ideals: Integrity; Solidarity; Justice; Equality; Partnership, cooperation, coordination, and communication; Responsible Activity; Sustainability; Transparency; Private enterprise and scale-up; and Fair trading and consumer choice. We hope these principles can serve as a platform on which various parties in the in the infant and young Child Nutrition arena, can begin a process of authentic trust-building that will ultimately result in coordinated efforts amongst parties. A set of shared principles of ethics for infant and young Child Nutrition in the developing world could catalyze the scale-up of low cost, high quality, complementary foods for infants and young Children, and eventually contribute to the eradication of infant and Child malNutrition in the developing world.

Rachel Bezner Kerr - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Role of Women's Empowerment in Child Nutrition Outcomes: A Systematic Review
    Advances in nutrition (Bethesda Md.), 2019
    Co-Authors: Marianne Santoso, Rachel Bezner Kerr, John Hoddinott, Priya Garigipati, Sophia Olmos, Sera L. Young
    Abstract:

    Women's empowerment has gained attention as critical for Child Nutrition during the first 1000 days of life. However, the ways in which various women's empowerment measures are applied and the evidence for how they are differentially related to Child Nutrition is unclear. In this systematic review, therefore, we 1) systematically parse the many ways in which women's empowerment has been quantitatively measured in the context of Child Nutrition through the use of a theoretically driven application of dimensions and domains of empowerment; 2) summarize evidence for each of the various pathways between women's empowerment and Child Nutrition, based on dimensions and domains of empowerment; and 3) offer suggestions for future research to better articulate the relationship between women's empowerment and Child Nutrition. A search of evidence yielded 62 quantitative studies that used 200 unique indicators of women's empowerment, tested in 1316 associations with various Child Nutrition outcomes. Despite the large number of unique indicators, indicators for time resource allocation and reproductive decisions and indicators for men's engagement in Child care and Nutrition, all pertinent to Child Nutrition, were missing. Overall, the findings indicated an inconclusive relationship between women's empowerment and Child Nutrition: 379 out of 461 (82% weighted) and 217 out of 258 (84% weighted) associations found with stunting and wasting outcomes, respectively, were not significant. The current lack of evidence is likely not due to the absence of an underlying relationship between women's empowerment and Child Nutrition, but rather limitations in study design. Future research should carefully select women's empowerment indicators in context-specific ways, aggregate them meaningfully, and use a longitudinal study design to conduct pathway and lifecycle analysis in appropriate populations to clarify the relationship between women's empowerment and Child Nutrition.

  • intergenerational participatory discussion groups foster knowledge exchange to improve Child Nutrition and food security in northern malawi
    Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2009
    Co-Authors: Franziska Satzinger, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Lizzie Shumba
    Abstract:

    This article assesses the effectiveness of a participatory, intergenerational, dialogue approach in addressing gender and generational conflicts related to both Child Nutrition and agriculture. Analysis of 46 interviews and 3 focus groups with smallholder farmers in rural agrarian communities with high rates of Child malNutrition in northern Malawi suggested that participatory discussion can lead to positive change, including increasing Child feeding frequency and dietary diversity. An intergenerational, transformative, and holistic approach to Nutrition education which integrates agricultural and gender issues can effectively address sensitive conflicts within households and communities that affect Child Nutrition, and come up with local solutions.

  • Participatory Research Approaches and Social Dynamics that Influence Agricultural Practices to Improve Child Nutrition in Malawi
    EcoHealth, 2004
    Co-Authors: Rachel Bezner Kerr, Marko Chirwa
    Abstract:

    The Soils, Food and Healthy Communities project in Malawi uses an interdisciplinary participatory approach to improving Child Nutrition with resource-poor farmers. The overall research question is: Can legume systems improve soil fertility, food security, and Child Nutrition? Over 2000 farmers are now experimenting with legume systems in the region. While this article examines the social issues that mitigate the potential success of legume options tested by the farmers, it does not aim at discussing extensively the complex web of interactions between soil fertility, food security, and Nutritional status of Children. Instead, its focus is on the research process, and more specifically on the social dimensions and participatory approaches, which influenced farmersrsquo adoption of organic matter technologies and legume options. The Farmer Research Team was critical in mobilizing community interest in changing agricultural practices to improve Child health, but faced challenges in village politics and workload. The linkage with Child Nutrition was a major reason for increased adoption of legumes, and gender relations played a key role in the adoption. A deeper understanding of the limits of participatory approaches helped to develop innovations that may be replicated elsewhere, such as inclusion of grandmothers and a farmer apprenticeship program

Anne Pfitzer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Perspectives on maternal, infant, and young Child Nutrition and family planning: Considerations for rollout of integrated services in Mara and Kagera, Tanzania.
    Maternal & child nutrition, 2019
    Co-Authors: Chelsea M. Cooper, Justine A Kavle, Joyce Nyoni, Mary Drake, Ruth Lemwayi, Lemmy Mabuga, Anne Pfitzer
    Abstract:

    In Lake Zone, Tanzania, low contraceptive prevalence, closely spaced births, and Child stunting are common. Synergies exist between postpartum family planning (PPFP) and maternal, infant, and young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), yet health services are often provided in silos. This qualitative formative research study aimed to identify barriers and facilitating factors for optimal Nutrition and PPFP practices in Mara and Kagera, Tanzania. Results informed the program design of an integrated Nutrition and family planning (FP) implementation approach. The study involved in-depth interviews with mothers of infants under 1 year (n = 24), grandmothers (n = 12), health providers (n = 6), and traditional birth attendants (n = 12), and 14 focus group discussions with community health workers, fathers, and community leaders. Findings reveal that breastfeeding initiation was often delayed, and prelacteal feeding was common. Respondents linked insufficient breast milk to inadequate maternal Nutrition-in terms of the quality of the diet and small quantities of food consumed by mothers. Breast milk insufficiency was addressed through early introduction of foods and liquids. Mothers believed that breastfeeding prevents pregnancy, regardless of the frequency or duration of breastfeeding, yet were generally not aware of the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) of FP. Joint decision-making on FP was viewed as important, and women often discussed it with their partner. Future programming should address misconceptions about return to fecundity knowledge gaps and concerns about FP methods including LAM; and perceptions regarding insufficient breast milk and early introduction of foods which are impediments to optimal MIYCN and FP practices.

  • Maximizing Opportunities: Family Planning and Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Integration in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
    Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2017
    Co-Authors: Chelsea M. Cooper, Angella Ogutu, Everlyn Matiri, Hannah Tappis, Devon Mackenzie, Anne Pfitzer, Rae Galloway
    Abstract:

    Purpose This article shares learning from an innovative demonstration program integrating maternal, infant, and young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) and family planning (FP) services in western Kenya, providing recommendations for future work to expand MIYCN and FP integration. Description Six health facilities reorganized to integrate MIYCN and FP services and community health volunteers (CHVs) promoted MIYCN and FP in adjacent communities in Bondo Sub-County over a 1-year period. At the facility level, each provider was directed to provide both sets of services in a single room during FP, antenatal care, postnatal care, or Child consultation visits (a “one stop shop” approach). At community level, CHVs were to conduct household visits equipped with new integrated materials and incorporate MIYCN and FP within community activities. Assessment Although the “one stop shop” approach, where one provider offers all integrated services in one room, was initially proposed for all facilities, this worked most effectively in the dispensary and health centers. The sub-county hospital adapted the approach such that integrated services were offered by more than one provider during a visit, with clients linked from one provider to another through same-day intra-facility referrals. CHVs were generally able to incorporate MIYCN and FP content within household visits and community activities; however some knowledge gaps were noted after initial training, necessitating additional refresher training. Conclusion This demonstration experience revealed that future replication efforts should enable sub-county team leadership, assess facility readiness, streamline data collection, build local buy-in, and prioritize dispensaries and health centers with high client loads.