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Consulting with Caregivers : Using Formative Research to Improve Maternal and Newborn Care and Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

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dc.contributor.authorGillespie, Anna
dc.contributor.authorCreed-Kanashiro, Hilary
dc.contributor.authorSirivongsa, Deuanesay
dc.contributor.authorSayakoummane, Deuan
dc.contributor.authorGalloway, Rae
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-30T18:09:36Z
dc.date.available2013-05-30T18:09:36Z
dc.date.issued2004-10
dc.description.abstractImproving maternal and newborn care and young child feeding will decrease under five mortality and malnutrition in developing countries. To help design interventions in these areas, a study was conducted in the Lao PDR. The study found that washing newborns after delivery and delaying breastfeeding for 1-3 days are common practices that may expose newborns to hypothermia. Few caregivers practice clean cord care and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, increasing the risk of infection. Most women deliver at home without assistance from a trained provider. They also restrict what they eat based on traditional beliefs about foods thought to affect mothers' health or breastmilk. Traditional beliefs also determine how young children are fed. Most caregivers, when asked to try four feeding recommendations for young children (add or give more animal food, increase the amount of food, number of feedings, and vegetables and fruits), were willing to try and continue them. Many caregivers were surprised about how much and what types of foods children can consume, if they are encouraged to, and valued receiving new information about how to improve young child feeding. The study conclusions are that newborn care can be improved using low-cost technologies such as keeping newborns warm by deferring washing for 24 hours, and wiping, wrapping and breastfeeding newborns immediately after delivery. Risk of infection can be reduced by proper care of the umbilical cord and by exclusively breastfeeding infants for six months. What women eat can be improved by promoting the consumption of certain foods that improve the quality and quantity of breastmilk. To improve the feeding of young children, messages are needed about how much and what types of foods they require and how to encourage them to eat those foods.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5271938/consulting-caregivers-using-formative-research-improve-maternal-newborn-care-infant-young-child-feeding-lao-peoples-democratic-republic
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13701
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13701
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHNP discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectBATHING
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCAROTENE
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING
dc.subjectCHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCOMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subjectCOMPLEMENTARY FOODS
dc.subjectDIARRHEA
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDIGESTION
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectEATING HABITS
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFIELD RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD FORTIFICATION
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectGROWTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATISTICS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUNGER
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectHYPOTHERMIA
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINFECTION
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOW BIRTHWEIGHT
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMICRONUTRIENTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNEONATAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectNURSING
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION COUNSELING
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPACIFIC REGION
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL OFFICIALS
dc.subjectRESEARCH METHODS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSEPSIS
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleConsulting with Caregivers : Using Formative Research to Improve Maternal and Newborn Care and Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Lao People's Democratic Republicen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:59:02.190707Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5271938/consulting-caregivers-using-formative-research-improve-maternal-newborn-care-infant-young-child-feeding-lao-peoples-democratic-republic
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid442081468772480368
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20041104140457
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5271938
okr.identifier.report30377
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicLivestock and Animal Husbandry
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition and Population, Human Development Network
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