Old Tricks, New Opportunities: How Companies Violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and Undermine Maternal and Child Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Old Tricks, New Opportunities: How Companies Violate the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes and Undermine Maternal and Child Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Breastfeeding is critical to maternal and child health and survival, and the benefits persist until later in life. Inappropriate marketing of breastmilk substitutes (BMS), feeding bottles, and teats threatens the enabling environment of breastfeeding, and exacerbates child mortality, morbidity, and...

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Main Authors: Constance Ching, Paul Zambrano, Tuan T. Nguyen, Manisha Tharaney, Maurice Gerald Zafimanjaka, Roger Mathisen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
breastmilk substitutes (BMS)
International Code
breastfeeding
aggressive marketing
baby formula
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2381

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