Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland, United States


Purpose

to promote healthy newborn development by studying the effect of the widespread cultural practice of giving ritual foods like honey before breastfeeding begins, which delays breastfeeding and may disrupt the gut microbiome and impact health

Division

Gender Equality

Date

April 2019

Region Served

GLOBAL

Committed amount

$193,074

Grant topic

Maternal, Newborn, Child Nutrition and Health

Duration (months)

62

Grantee location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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