How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding: report – Morocco

Download or read book How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding: report – Morocco written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents findings from Morocco the study was implemented from February 2021 – April 2021, and ethics approvals were granted by the World Health Organization (WHO) Ethics Review Committee and the Comité d’Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale, Université Mohammed V Rabat. The study is part of a multi-country study commissioned by WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The study sought to hear directly from women, and those who influence them – health professionals, partners, family members and friends – about their exposure to and experience of formula marketing. Eight countries were included – Bangladesh, China, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Viet Nam – representative of countries in their regions yet diverse in their income levels, exclusive breastfeeding rates, and implementation of the Code. It was conducted in urban populations where trends and values about infant feeding practices are established and spread to other communities.