Antenatal care (ANC) is the largest health platform globally for delivering maternal nutrition interventions (MNIs) to pregnant women. Yet, large missed opportunities remain in nutrition service delivery.
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Adequate dietary diversity among infants is often suboptimal in developing countries.
Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent-interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India
Designing survey questions that clearly and precisely communicate the question's intent and elicit responses based on the intended interpretation is critical but often undervalued.
Immediate impacts of the Myanmar intervention indicate an improvement in women's dietary diversity scores by half a food group out of 10.
Provision and utilisation of health and nutrition services during COVID-19 pandemic in urban Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have profound effects on healthcare systems, but little evidence exists on service provision, utilisation, or adaptations.
Maternal depression is associated with less dietary diversity among rural Nepali children
Maternal depression has been associated with adverse child growth and development; less is known about its relation to children's diet.
Trends and geographic variability in gender inequalities in child mortality and stunting in India, 2006–2016
Gender disparities in child undernutrition and mortality in India have been a topic of interest for a long time, but little is known on trends or geographic variability in recent periods.
Nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programme impacts on time use and associations with nutrition outcomes
Success of nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programmes targeted to women may be influenced by increased demands on women's and other household members' time and by time‐related trade‐offs to accommodate programme participation.
Assessing statistical similarity in dietary intakes of women of reproductive age in Bangladesh
Equivalence testing suggests pregnant or lactating women’s dietary intakes are suboptimal and also statistically equivalent to those of nonpregnant, nonlactating women in Bangladesh.
Evidence on strategies to improve infant and young child feeding in India, a country that carries the world's largest burden of undernutrition, is limited.
Validation of 24‐h dietary recall for estimating nutrient intakes and adequacy in adolescents in Burkina Faso
Data on dietary nutrient intakes of adolescents in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC) is lacking partly due to the absence of validation studies of the 24‐h recall method in adolescents.
Early breastfeeding practices contribute to exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Ethiopia
Limited evidence exists on the complex relationship among interventions, early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), prelacteal feeding and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF).
A framework for designing survey questions to track nutrition counseling as part of programs supporting breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
Associations of maternal resources with care behaviours differ by resource and behaviour
Improving education, knowledge, nutritional status, mental well‐being, autonomy, and social support among mothers would facilitate provision of optimal care for children.
Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial
Behavioural change communication interventions have been shown to be effective at improving infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practices. However, evidence in humanitarian response contexts is scarce.
Diet quality over time is associated with better development in rural Nepali children
Developmental delays affect between 150 and 200 million children <5 years of age worldwide.
To maximize impacts and cost-effectiveness of development assistance programs, decisionmakers should consider increasing the length of investments.