Catherine Pereira‐Kotze

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and maternity protection: correlations with commercial milk formula consumption in East Asia and the Pacific

Constance Ching, Tuan T. Nguyen, Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Paul Zambrano et autres

Objective: The rise of commercial milk formulas (CMF) consumption by infants and young children raises concerns about their health, development, and survival. Implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (the Code) and maternity protection policies are two of seven critical …

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South African health professional associations urged to end commercial milk formula industry sponsorship

Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Lori Lake, Max Kroon, Haroon Saloojee et autres

Despite the wealth of evidence about the benefits of breastfeeding, the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry continues to grow and project future profits, fuelled by aggressive and pervasive marketing practices that include the targeting of health care professionals. When health professionals and …

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Evidence-Based Lessons from Policy Implementation Research in Two Countries Achieving Progress on Global Breastfeeding Targets: Recommendations from the Philippines and Viet Nam

Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Paul Zambrano, Tuan T. Nguyen, Janice Datu‐Sanguyo et autres

Background/Objectives: There is extensive evidence that breastfeeding saves lives, improves health, and provides value to the economy and societies worldwide. The Philippines and Viet Nam have progressive policies to enable breastfeeding, and breastfeeding rates in these countries have substantively improved. In the …

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Prioritising Profits Over Public Health? Why UK Commercial Milk Formula Marketing Regulations Need to be Strengthened and Enforced, Not Weakened

Victoria Sibson, Marko Kerac, Robert Boyle, Amandine Garde et autres

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Formula Labelling in the United Kingdom: Manufacturers' Compliance With the Code, UK Law and Guidance Notes

Maiko Kamata, Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Marko Kerac, Victoria Sibson

The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes ('the Code') was established to protect babies and young children from inappropriate marketing of formula milk, bottles and teats and avoid undue commercial influence on caregiver infant feeding practices, including undermining breastfeeding and safe …

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Evidence-Based Lessons from Policy Implementation Research in Two Countries Achieving Progress on Global Breastfeeding Targets: Recommendations from the Philippines and Viet Nam

Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Paul Zambrano, Tuan T. Nguyen, Janice Datu‐Sanguyo et autres

Background/Objectives: There is extensive evidence that breastfeeding saves lives, improves health and provides value to the economy and societies worldwide. The Philippines and Viet Nam have progressive policies to enable breastfeeding, and breastfeeding rates in these countries have substantively improved. In the …

Valuing Academic Freedom and Advocacy

Tanya Doherty, Max Kroon, Catherine Pereira‐Kotze

This is a correspondence letter in response to an article published in the journal: Flaherman VJ, Nankabirwa V, Ginsburg AS. Promoting Transparent and Equitable Discussion of Controversial Research. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 2023; 18(4): 248-9.

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We won’t get real equality until we price breastmilk, and treat breastfeeding as work

Julie Smith, Karleen Gribble, Catherine Pereira‐Kotze

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Breastfeeding and infant care as ‘sexed’ care work: reconsideration of the three Rs to enable women’s rights, economic empowerment, nutrition and health

Karleen Gribble, Julie Smith, Tine Gammeltoft, Valerie Gilbert Ulep et autres

Women’s 1 lifelong health and nutrition status is intricately related to their reproductive history, including the number and spacing of their pregnancies and births, and for how long and how intensively they breastfeed their children. In turn, women’s reproductive biology is closely …

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Knowledge, understanding and perceptions of key stakeholders on the maternity protection available and accessible to female domestic workers in South Africa

Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Mieke Faber, Tanya Doherty

Maternity protection enables women to combine reproductive and productive roles. Domestic workers are a vulnerable group due to heterogeneous non-standard employment relationships and are unlikely to have access to comprehensive maternity protection. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, understanding and perceptions …

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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

Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Alison Feeley, Tanya Doherty, Mieke Faber

Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and \nmothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer. \nWomen working in positions of non-standard employment are particularly vulnerable to not accessing maternity \nprotection entitlements. …

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Access to Maternity Protection and Potential Implications for Breastfeeding Practices of Domestic Workers in the Western Cape of South Africa

Catherine Pereira‐Kotze, Mieke Faber, Luke Kannemeyer, Tanya Doherty

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 to maternity protection among domestic workers in the Western Cape, South Africa, and …

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