2023
The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress
Baker P, Smith J, Garde A, Grummer-Strawn L, Wood B, Sen G, Hastings G, Pérez-Escamilla R, Ling C, Rollins N, McCoy D, Group 2. The political economy of infant and young child feeding: confronting corporate power, overcoming structural barriers, and accelerating progress. The Lancet 2023, 401: 503-524. PMID: 36764315, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01933-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEconomic policyStructural barriersPolitical economyInfluence policyEconomic reformsCare workCorporate powerIdeological factorsPoor womenRights protectionYoung child feedingInternational levelBreastfeeding protectionPolicyConflicts of interestInsufficient fundsEconomic reasonsChild feedingHealth systemCommercial influenceYoung childrenGovernmentReformFormula industryEconomic costs
2020
Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities
Azad MB, Nickel NC, Bode L, Brockway M, Brown A, Chambers C, Goldhammer C, Hinde K, McGuire M, Munblit D, Patel AL, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Rasmussen KM, Shenker N, Young BE, Zuccolo L. Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 17: e13109. PMID: 33210456, PMCID: PMC7988860, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman milkLow breastfeeding ratesEvidence-based benefitsPersonal breastfeeding experienceImplementation science approachHM feedingBreastfeeding ratesDonor milkMultidisciplinary panelBreastfeeding experienceHM compositionBreastfeedingComplexity of breastfeedingHealth practitionersOrigins of healthPopulation healthHealth effectsKnowledge translationMethodological limitationsPriority research areasMilkHealthCommunity partnershipsConflicts of interestAdvocacy efforts