In I ndia most childhood nutrition recommendations and interventions are still not focused on
infants under 6 months. Secondary data analyses of N ational F amily H ealth S urvey‐3 …

The incidence of preterm birth has been rising steadily. In 2014, the global estimate of the
preterm birth rate was 10.6%, and it peaked at 11.1% in 2010. This is equivalent to about 15 …

Background: Childhood undernutrition remains a highly influential risk factor in terms of the
global burden of disease. Increasing evidence links infant and young child feeding (IYCF) …

Maternal nutritional deficiencies and excesses during pregnancy, and faster infant weight
gain in the first 2 years of life are associated with increased risk of noncommunicable …

Introduction Prior studies have shown that children who are the only child are more likely to
be overweight compared to their peers with siblings, regardless of whether they are the …

Objectives: To examine the association between breastfeeding pattern and growth in the first
year of life. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 349 mothers with infants< …

Background The preconception period is an ideal time to introduce interventions relating to
nutrition and other lifestyle factors to ensure good pregnancy preparedness, and to promote …

Background Undernutrition is a major global public health problem among children under
the age of 5 years. We aimed to untangle the effects of a wide range of individual-and …

Division; 2008. preterm birth, and a 30 percent increase in risk of SGA, following adjustment
for 16 confounding factors. ¹ Infants conceived six to 11 months after a birth were 15 percent …

Method Prospective observational study carried out between 01/01/14 and 31/12/14 in all
newborns under 33 weeks GA admitted to the Bordeaux University Hospital after …