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Strengthening nutrition interventions in antenatal care services had modest impacts on diet diversity, micronutrient intake, and breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India
Current Developments in Nutrition | 2020
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Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Kachwaha, Shivani; Tran, Lan Mai; Avula, Rasmi; Young, Melissa; Menon, Purnima; et al. 2020. Strengthening nutrition interventions in antenatal care services had modest impacts on diet diversity, micronutrient intake, and breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(Supplement 2): 1050. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_122
Interventions to improve maternal nutrition are poorly integrated into antenatal care (ANC) services in India. Alive & Thrive aimed to strengthen delivery of micronutrient supplements and intensify interpersonal counseling and community mobilization implemented through government ANC services. We evaluated the impact of nutrition-intensified ANC (I-ANC) compared to standard ANC (S-ANC) on diet diversity, consumption of iron-folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, and early breastfeeding practices.