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Pease A, Cowan S. 2007. 6+1: A child survival intervention for accessing the social networks of priority groups. Christchurch, New Zealand: Education for Change, 34 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a pilot project that sought to entrust young parents in New Zealand with empowering their communities to understand and use available knowledge to reduce infant mortality, improve infant health, and create a better future. The report presents the project's guiding principles; describes the project; and presents methods, results, and a discussion.

Keywords: Breastfeeding promotion, Communities, Education, Infant development, Infant health, Infant mortality, International health, Low income groups, Parents, Pilot projects, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Prevention, Reproductive health, SIDS, Safety, Secondhand smoke, Sleep position, Smoking, Smoking cessation

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