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Use of social media platforms by manufacturers to market breast-milk substitutes in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
In South Africa (SA), exclusive breast feeding remains rare, with breast-milk substitutes (BMS) commonly being used in ways that are detrimental to infant and young child nutrition, health and survival. The use of internet, ...
Conflicts of interest are harming maternal and child health: time for scientific journals to end relationships with manufacturers of breast-milk substitutes
(BMJ Global Helah, 2022)
The promotion and support of breastfeeding
globally is thwarted by the USD $57 billion
(and growing) formula industry that engages
in overt and covert advertising and promotion
as well as extensive political activity ...
Legislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairs
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Maternity protection rights incorporate comprehensive benefits that should be available to pregnant or
breastfeeding working women.To describe South Africa’s maternity protection legal and policy landscape and compare it ...
Exploring women’s exposure to marketing of commercial formula products: A qualitative marketing study from two sites in South Africa
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)
Regulating the marketing of commercial formula products is a long-term commitment required to protect breastfeeding. Marketing strategies of formula manufacturers, retailers and distributors evolve at a rapid rate. The aim ...
Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000
(BMC, 2023)
Background Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and
mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer.
Women ...
Stemming commercial milk formula marketing: Now is the time for radical transformation to build resilience for breastfeeding
(Elsevier, 2023)
One of the striking messages of the Lancet Breastfeeding
Series1–3 is that the consumption of commercial milk
formula (CMF) by infants and young children has
been normalised. More children are consuming CMF
than ever ...
Access to maternity protection and potential implications for breastfeeding practices of domestic workers in the western cape of South Africa
(MDPI, 2023)
Access to comprehensive maternity protection could contribute to improved breastfeeding
practices for working women. Domestic workers are a vulnerable group. This study aimed to explore
perceptions of and accessibility ...
Correction: Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000 (international breastfeeding journal, (2023), 18, 1, (9), 10.1186/s13006-023-00542-8)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)
Background: Following publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors' attention that the references and citations from reference 25 onwards were incorrectly numbered: (the former) reference 25 had no ...