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Maternal, newborn and child health

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  • Practice Area

    Health

    For FHI 360, improving the health of the world's women, men and children is core to our mission.
  • Expertise

    Maternal, newborn and child health

    Mothers, infants and children are dying unnecessarily every day in countries around the world. From decades of research, we know where these deaths occur, how they occur, and most importantly, what can be done to reduce them. At FHI 360, our...
  • Published research

    Large-scale social and behavior change communication interventions have sustained impacts on infant and young child feeding knowledge and practices: Results of a 2-year follow-up study in Bangladesh

    This article assesses the changes in exposure and infant and young child feeding knowledge and practices after a social behavior change program ended. The findings indicate that improvements in maternal knowledge and practices related to infant and young child feeding can be sustained for at least two years. The authors also found that exposure to interpersonal counseling decreased slightly, community mobilization decreased substantially and recall of mass media messaging remained unchanged after the end of the project.
  • Feature

    New FANTA resources to fight malnutrition

    FHI 360’s Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III (FANTA) project provides research and evidence to strengthen food security and nutrition policies, strategies, programs and systems in developing countries.
  • Published research

    Stagnating trends in complementary feeding practices in Bangladesh: An analysis of national surveys from 2004-2014

    Despite positive trends in economic development, the quality of infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh has not improved, and some indicators show negative trends, including declining consumption of legumes, fruits and vegetables. The study identifies the most vulnerable groups and opportunities for targeting to improve infant and young child diets.
  • Publication

    Strengthening the Evidence Base for Nutrition Interventions During the "1,000 Days"

    This resource summarizes FANTA nutrition intervention research and findings.
  • Tools

    Manual for Country-Level Nutrition Advocacy Using PROFILES and Nutrition Costing

    This resource offers step-by-step guidance for nutrition advocacy using the PROFILES tool and nutrition costing.
  • Published research

    Live-attenuated respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate with deletion of RNA synthesis regulatory protein M2-2 is highly immunogenic in children

    The respiratory syncytial virus causes substantial morbidity and mortality, and although the palivizumab prophylaxis treatment is effective for high-risk infants, there is a need to develop a vaccine for general use. In this trial, the authors evaluated the candidate vaccine LID∆M2-2. The results showed an excellent infectivity and immunogenicity, supporting further study of similar candidate vaccines.
  • Published research

    Timely introduction of complementary feeding among caregivers of children 6-12 months, Sodo Town, Ethiopia

    The World Health Organization recommends introducing complementary feeding — providing liquids, solid or semisolid foods in addition to breast milk — starting from the age of six months. The study assessed the timely introduction of complementary feeding among caregivers of children ages 6-12 months. The authors found that the proportion of timely introduction of complementary feeding was low and suggest this can be increased by promoting the importance of antenatal care visits, hospital deliveries and health education.
  • Published research

    High prevalence of HIV drug resistance among newly diagnosed infants aged <18 months: Results from a nationwide surveillance in Nigeria

    The study found a high prevalence of pretreatment HIV drug resistance, predominantly nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based regimen (NNRTI) associated, among HIV-infected children (less than 18 months) in Nigeria. The findings support using a non-NNRTI regimen in children less than 3 years of age as a preferred first-line antiretroviral treatment regimen, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Child-friendly, fixed-dose, combination co-formulated drugs need to be widely available in the country.