Severe childhood malnutrition

ZA Bhutta, JA Berkley, RHJ Bandsma… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

Multiple‐micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy

EC Keats, BA Haider, E Tam… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Multiple‐micronutrient (MMN) deficiencies often coexist among women of
reproductive age in low‐and middle‐income countries. They are exacerbated in pregnancy …

[PDF][PDF] WHO antenatal care recommendations for a positive pregnancy experience: nutritional interventions update: multiple micronutrient supplements during …

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
The World Health Organization's comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) guideline WHO
recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience was published in …

Vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy on maternal, birth, child health and development outcomes in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic …

C Oh, EC Keats, ZA Bhutta - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Almost two billion people are deficient in key vitamins and minerals, mostly women and
children in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Deficiencies worsen during …

Reducing stunting by improving maternal, infant and young child nutrition in regions such as South Asia: evidence, challenges and opportunities

KG Dewey - Maternal & child nutrition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Meeting the high nutrient needs of pregnant and lactating women and their young children
in regions such as South Asia is challenging because diets are dominated by staple foods …

[HTML][HTML] U-shaped curve for risk associated with maternal hemoglobin, iron status, or iron supplementation

KG Dewey, BM Oaks - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
Both iron deficiency (ID) and excess can lead to impaired health status. There is substantial
evidence of a U-shaped curve between the risk of adverse birth outcomes and maternal …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of lipid based Multiple Micronutrients Supplement on the birth outcome of underweight pre-eclamptic women: A randomized clinical trial

NS Mohammad, R Nazli, H Zafar… - Pakistan journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Sixty underweight pre-eclamptic women were randomly assigned into two study
Groups from April 2018 to December 2019 at the antenatal units of the tertiary Health care …

Modifiers of the effect of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation on stillbirth, birth outcomes, and infant mortality: a meta-analysis of individual patient data …

ER Smith, AH Shankar, LSF Wu, S Aboud… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Micronutrient deficiencies are common among women in low-income and
middle-income countries. Data from randomised trials suggest that maternal multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary diversity during pregnancy is associated with reduced risk of maternal anemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight in a prospective cohort study in …

TA Zerfu, M Umeta, K Baye - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: Anemia during pregnancy is a leading nutritional disorder with serious short-
and long-term consequences for both the mother and the fetus. Objective: The objective was …

A modular systematic review of antenatal interventions to address undernutrition during pregnancy in the prevention of low birth weight

PJ Hunter, Y Muthiani, PK Näsänen-Gilmore… - The American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Poor nutrition during pregnancy can lead to adverse birth outcomes including
low birth weight (LBW). Objective This modular systematic review aimed to provide evidence …