Background Early nutritional support (enteral and parenteral) has become the standard of
care for preterm babies. However, there is lack of evidence based guidelines and current …

Background: In poor communities of the Third World, adolescent pregnancy outcomes are
likely to be worse in view of the prevailing chronic undernutrition. Aim: The study examined …

Background: Interpregnancy intervals (IPI) are independently associated with maternal,
perinatal, infant and child outcomes. Birth spacing is a recommended tool to reduce adverse …

ObjectiveInfants aged 0–5 months are not systematically included in assessments of child
nutritional status and are generally excluded from surveys conducted in emergencies. We …

Background and purpose: The prevalence of severe and mild undernutrition among children
aged under five years in North Lombok District is ranked second in West Nusa Tenggara …

Background Childhood obesity poses a global health challenge. In recent years, there has
been an increase in interventions that begin in pregnancy, putting the concept of early …

Under-nutrition includes both protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
Since the country's independence in 1947, there has been a substantial improvement in the …

Towards the end of the Second World War, people living in the Netherlands faced famine.
Official daily rations for adults fell from about 1800 kcal in December 1943 to between 400 …

Correct dietary patterns are important for a child's health from birth to adulthood.
Understanding a child's health as a state of entire physical, mental, and social well-being is …

Background The first 1000 days of life support child growth and long‐term health, but few
studies address this period in Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Objective To …