Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth

24/02/2025 14 min
Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth

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A new study examines how conditional and unconditional cash transfers affect exclusive breastfeeding rates. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH, discuss how cash transfers can be designed to improve the health and well-being of children and families with Meg Parker, MD, MPH, of the UMass Chan Medical School. Related Content: Conditional and Unconditional Social Transfers, Early-Life Nutrition, and Child Growth

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