The Anna Freud Centre in London has run a parent-infant project for many years.
But these ideas have not often been translated into policy – and this is the gap that Leadsom aims to fill with her new charity Pip [parent-infant project] UK.
Infection rates among infants in project areas have fallen significantly.
The study was carried out as part of the Schistosomiasis in Mothers and Infants (SIMI) project, to sample snails at putative water contact sites where human activities like fetching, washing, and swimming took place.
For example, in order to record babies' perspectives in their infant-toddler project, Sumsion et al. (2011) used "baby cam", a micro video camera system worn on a headband by an infant.
The Missed Opportunities for Maternal and Infant Health project aims to design, implement, and assess interventions for the first post-partum year in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, and Mozambique.
Two hundred twelve children enrolled in the Oswego Newborn and Infant Development Project were assessed using the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities at 38 months of age, followed by a reassessment at 54 months of age.
The Oswego Newborn and Infant Development Project is a prospective longitudinal study conducted in the state of New York, USA.
The concept of the Expanded Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative was developed by UNICEF in collaboration with the MoH of Ukraine and the Mother and Infant Health Project (JSI) www.mihp.com.ua in 2005.
