@WheelerSimon @sue_haddon @JaneEMCallaghan And worth noting here that attempts to increase exclusive breastfeeding in low income contexts have resulted in both increased exclusive breastfeeding AND increased growth stunting https://t.co/l3wxZZwsoi.
@StuartJRitchie @MwLayla Come now, not all RCTs have found the same, The PROMISE trial of an exclusive Bf promotion intervention in Uganda (low income country, even more benefits of breastfeeding, right)… Wrong. The intervention increased ebf AND serious
@jennydegenhardt @stabrennan @noconne Shouln't assume that it is necessarily better in low income contexts either. Eg. some studies have found increased rates of growth stunting as a result of interventions that increased breastfeeding rates. I know it ann
And ever predictable, @drruthannharpur points out that the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in low income settings may not be benign after all and may exacerbate rates of growth stunting in areas where malnutrition is rife ... https://t.co/P4PsTICSWF
@LobbanMeg Eg. In this study an intervention that effectively increased rates of exclusive breastfeeding … also increased rates of growth stunting. An effect still seen 5 years later https://t.co/kPcTBLV7Td
@OctaviaWiseman @sue_haddon @witch_worst @GibbleJo You haven’t … oh well I have goodies for you … https://t.co/uPwibuExaJ https://t.co/PacSptUA1b https://t.co/BeI2iesMIj
@kevinburch @StuartJRitchie @sue_haddon A trial of an intervention to increase rates of exclusive breastfeeding led to increased rates of growth stunting in Uganda https://t.co/BeI2ieseSL
@sue_haddon @believemeithurt @FeedingAlliance @sashnhs …and trials in low income contexts do not paint an entirely positive picture with promotion of exclusive breastfeeding leading to increased levels of growth stunting in some contexts
@sue_haddon @MagdaBotho @FeedingAlliance @Nestle @FedIsBest @AbbottNews Also worth noting that a trial of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention in Uganda increased exclusive breastfeeding and led to rates of growth stunting right up until children were
@Dr_Ellie @kiityc I don’t think bf targets are helpful in low income settings either. An intervention to increase ebf in low income settings led to increased malnutrition and growth stunting. https://t.co/BeI2ieseSL There are also additional issues in re
@JodiKoberinski @sue_haddon @FeedingAlliance @ashweck @nosleepbob @MintSparkle @AmyLaskyMD And before I get accused of championing white middle class women’s concerns… here is another trial showing that an intervention that increased exclusive BF in Ugand
RT @FeedingAlliance: How ironic that @who and breastfeeding advocates push exclusive breastfeeding as promoting optimal growth. In developi…
RT @FeedingAlliance: How ironic that @who and breastfeeding advocates push exclusive breastfeeding as promoting optimal growth. In developi…
RT @FeedingAlliance: How ironic that @who and breastfeeding advocates push exclusive breastfeeding as promoting optimal growth. In developi…
How ironic that @who and breastfeeding advocates push exclusive breastfeeding as promoting optimal growth. In developing countries interventions to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates didn’t improve growth at all, they increased rates of stunting http
@advocacybaa @charlMidwife @ProfJennyGamble @hazard_leah Intervention to increase exclusive breastfeeding led to increased risk of growth stunting in Uganda Formula doesn’t cause malnutrition. It resolves it. https://t.co/BeI2ieseSL
@LauraNourish @FeedingAlliance @LucyJSB @DrNeenaJha @ProfEmilyOster And studies in developing countries suggests initiatives that encourage exclusive bf increase probability of growth stunting … Breastfeeding is not all benefit, no risk and effective nutr
@MrsMcWotw @TheJoJohnson17 @HadleyFreeman @ProfEmilyOster @ATuteur In low income countries, breastfeeding isn’t all benefit and no cost either. An intervention to increase exclusive breastfeeding also lead to increased rates of growth stunting in Uganda h
Trials of interventions to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in some low income countries find the interventions lead to higher rates of growth stunting https://t.co/ZAfg8BmYDv #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
And randomised trials in developing countries have found that breastfeeding promotion initiatives led to increased breastfeeding rates AND increases in stunted growth Eg https://t.co/pLVhkGvePs
@off2sleepuk @TheEverydayRad1 @AriAround @catherineroyuk @kiityc @nerdmomglitter @babyfriendly Intervention that increased exclusive bfing associated with more growth stunting (I’d argue this makes a compelling case for strategies to provide safe formula i
@drsas27 @Alexandra_nidd @catherineroyuk @DrSdeG Yes ... here’s one: https://t.co/0IbA6MTVGj
@dranniehickox @sue_haddon @michellebee34 @DrDeborahK @ProfEmilyOster Side issue - she highlights major benefits in developing countries without clean water supply or formula access but there’s some recent research looking at interventions to improve exclu
@aeb082917 @AllyWaggles @WHO @UNICEF @babyfoodaction @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO Serious issue in low income countries where malnutrition is common. Efforts to increase breastfeeding have been found to lead to increases in gr
RT @RuthAnnHarpur: @SBMPediatrics @KidsDrDave Increasing ebf rates also increases growth stunting in some countries - https://t.co/kPcTBLV7…
@SBMPediatrics @KidsDrDave Increasing ebf rates also increases growth stunting in some countries - https://t.co/kPcTBLV7Td If we are to ensure adequate nutrition for all babies, formula provision is an important tool in the box
@gillrap @CohenJessiae @LaylaLavallee @Janta87288616 @OxytocinStories @liz_m_bee @diana_misty @makesmilk @themilkrebel @Ofcom @ibfangc @babymilkaction @AldiUK However, here is a study for you... randomised trial of an intervention to increase exclusive bre
@david_midwinter @babyfriendly Here you go... some evidence https://t.co/kPcTBLV7Td
@evolutionarypsy @JessLynnMoreno @RammyaMathew The evidence is so problematic isn’t it! Even in low income countries breastfeeding isn’t risk free - stunting is more common in babies who are ebf as an example: https://t.co/kPcTBLV7Td I found this a helpfu
@corararo @uclh @bestbeginnings Well... 1. Is it true? 2. If it is does it mean more obesity? (Could be underfeeding... particularly important in a global context as exclusive breastfeeding in low income countries is associated with growth stunting - htt
@ClareWilsonMed It’s not the only negative effect found in a randomised trial. https://t.co/dOWus1qlTx https://t.co/kPcTBLV7Td Stunting in low income countries - some heartbreaking statistics in these papers. Truly #fedisbest
@usnehal @drfixus @RMatthewsPsyEdu Policy is EBF everywhere and widespread failure to communicate accurately re health effects of feeding decisions or respect women’s autonomy. In low resource countries evidence is mounting that EBF may not be as advanta
@usnehal @drfixus I agree health effects decisions re feeding vary by context but interventions designed to increase exclusive bf in LICs don’t always have the expected benefits and may have unexpected adverse consequences https://t.co/kPcTBLV7Td https:/
@_breastfeeding @AlieshiaCBT @MariaTeresaEs @philsbat @ICR_London @Research_Voice Actually attempts to increase bf in low income settings have not had great outcomes... Bf interventions found to contribute to increase growth stunting in randomised trials
@JessicaRFisher @EllisMarianne @ananke78 @sue_haddon It’s true. If you increase exclusive breastfeeding children do develop differently. In this study, the promotion of exclu BF led to higher rates of GROWTH STUNTING! Black & white thinking that BF = g