Pregnancy & Babies
Food for Pregnancy & Babies
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Key dates and numbers
Why it matters
What we’ve done recently
What we are currently working on
What’s coming up next
How to get involved
Apps for pregnancies based on Open Food Facts
- Ask Hera: https://askhera.io/
Baby food categories
- Delve in the tree of baby food categories: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/baby-foods
Potential visualizations
- https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/categorie/cereales-pour-bebe/groupes-nova
- https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&tagtype_0=categories&tag_contains_0=contains&tag_0=cereales%20pour%20b%C3%A9b%C3%A9s&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20&axis_x=ingredients_n&axis_y=additives_n&series_organic=on&graph=1
How you can help
GitHub issues labeled around Pregnancy & Babies
- https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/labels/%F0%9F%A4%B0%20pregnancy%20%26%20babies
Photograph what you buy (or want to buy) using the Open Food Facts app
- Take as many photos as possible (you can slide up the card to find a button for that)
Help categorize baby products
- Spreadsheet with all categories you can help with: [Baby steps](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dDIs3xS2rmOtlrHdT3KJMyvx-k8BFicFHU9jOHzs2MU/edit#gid=0)
- 2 important examples:
Help add baby brands
- https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=brand&value_tag=hipp
- https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=brand&value_tag=bledina
- https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=brand&value_tag=babybio
- https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=brand&value_tag=good-gout
- https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/questions?type=brand&value_tag=nestle-bebe
Help complete the ingredients
- [Help complete ingredients for baby foods](https://world.openfoodfacts.org/cgi/search.pl?action=process&tagtype_0=states&tag_contains_0=contains&tag_0=Ingredients%20to%20be%20completed&tagtype_1=categories&tag_contains_1=contains&tag_1=baby%20foods&tagtype_2=states&tag_contains_2=contains&tag_2=ingredients%20photo%20selected&sort_by=unique_scans_n&page_size=20)
- Ask baby food producers to contribute data about their products to Open Food Facts
- Identify and review imports of data from CodeOnline for baby food producers
- Bledina
Testimonials by Young mothers
- Testimonial by J. - French mother : "Ce qui m'intéressait surtout c'était de connaitre avec certitude les labellisations (Agriculture bio, etc) et la composition (Ca permet de voir les étiquettes sans avoir le produit en main grâce aux contributeurs qui ajoutent les photos) Du coup ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"
Marketing
- Yearly day: Baby day: May 2nd.
Guidelines per country
France
there are clear guidelines on food to avoid, even up to 3 year old in France
- https://www.ameli.fr/assure/sante/themes/alimentation-0-3-ans
- https://www.ameli.fr/assure/sante/themes/alimentation-0-3-ans/repas-equilibres-repartis
- https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/determinants-de-sante/nutrition-et-activite-physique/documents/brochure/pas-a-pas-votre-enfant-mange-comme-un-grand
- https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/presse/2021/sante-publique-france-accompagne-les-parents-pour-prendre-en-main-les-nouvelles-recommandations-sur-la-diversification-alimentaire-des-tout-petits#:~:text=Ne%20pas%20h%C3%A9siter%20%C3%A0%20proposer,possible%20et%20de%20mani%C3%A8re%20limit%C3%A9e
United Kingdom
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/08/ultra-processed-food-baby-toddler-health-risks-report
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11283959/Eating-crisps-pregnancy-increase-chances-children-overweight.html (05/10/2022 - "Junk food warning for mothers-to-be: Pregnant women who overindulge in ultraprocessed foods 'are a QUARTER more likely to have an obese child'" [EN])