Effect of maternal multiple micronutrient vs iron–folic acid supplementation on infant mortality and adverse birth outcomes in rural Bangladesh: the JiVitA-3 …

KP West, AA Shamim, S Mehra, AB Labrique, H Ali… - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Maternal micronutrient deficiencies may adversely affect fetal and infant health,
yet there is insufficient evidence of effects on these outcomes to guide antenatal …

Prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposure and infant growth trajectories: evidence from a rural Ghanaian pregnancy cohort

E Boamah-Kaali, DW Jack… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The exposure–response association between prenatal and postnatal
household air pollution (HAP) and infant growth trajectories is unknown. Objectives: To …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal dietary diversity decreases with household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh: a longitudinal analysis

M Na, S Mehra, P Christian, H Ali, S Shaikh… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: Household food insecurity (HFI) can lead to a poor diet and malnutrition. Yet,
little is known about the extent to which maternal diet covaries with food insecurity during …

Effects of vitamin A or beta carotene supplementation on pregnancy-related mortality and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomized trial

KP West, P Christian, AB Labrique, M Rashid… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Maternal vitamin A deficiency is a public health concern in the developing world. Its
prevention may improve maternal and infant survival. Objective To assess efficacy of …

Prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposures and pneumonia risk: evidence from the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study

PL Kinney, KP Asante, AG Lee, K Burkart… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Nearly 40% of the world's population is exposed daily to household air
pollution. The relative impact of prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposure on …

High prevalence of anemia with lack of iron deficiency among women in rural Bangladesh: a role for thalassemia and iron in groundwater

RD Merrill, AA Shamim, H Ali… - Asia Pacific journal …, 2012 - search.informit.org
Iron deficiency was absent in a recent population assessment of rural Bangladeshi women
exhibiting anemia (57%), suggesting other causes of low hemoglobin. We assessed the …

Women's empowerment is associated with maternal nutrition and low birth weight: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey

A Kabir, MM Rashid, K Hossain, A Khan, SS Sikder… - BMC women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background The burden of maternal undernutrition and low birth weight (LBW) incurs
enormous economic costs due to their adverse consequences. Women's empowerment is …

[HTML][HTML] Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation compared to iron–folic acid affects micronutrient status but does not eliminate deficiencies in a randomized …

KJ Schulze, S Mehra, S Shaikh, H Ali, AA Shamim… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Antenatal multiple micronutrient (MM) supplementation improves birth
outcomes relative to iron–folic acid (IFA) in developing countries, but limited data exist on its …

Biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction among children in rural Bangladesh

RK Campbell, KJ Schulze, S Shaikh… - Journal of pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) may inhibit growth and development in
low-and middle-income countries, but available assessment methodologies limit its study. In …

Risk factors for reported obstetric complications and near misses in rural northwest Bangladesh: analysis from a prospective cohort study

SS Sikder, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, H Ali… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In rural Bangladesh, more than 75% of all births occur at home in the
absence of skilled birth attendants. Population-based data are lacking on the burden and …