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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Evaluation of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation and Medium-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy on Child Development in Rural Niger: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
Maternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
Prenatal macronutrient and micronutrient supplementation provided no benefit for child development outcomes when compared with iron-folic acid supplementation. Prenatal lipid-based nutrient supplements had a positive effect on cognitive development trajectory and time to achieve selected gross motor milestones.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Safe and Nutritious Food: Fortifying Systems to Deliver at Scale
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Food Systems
Complementary FeedingFood SafetyFood SecurityMicronutrient InterventionsPrivate-Sector Engagement
Delivering nutritious and safe food requires government institutions with strong food regulatory and enforcement capacity to establish evidence-based standards and enable compliance, writes USAID Chief Nutritionist Shawn Baker. The private sector needs greater capacity, commitment, and access to financing.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Breastfeeding and Humanitarian Emergencies: The Experiences of Pregnant and Lactating Women during the Earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy
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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Findings include the central role of partner and family support, the need for spaces where mothers can share experiences and practices with each other, the lack of breastfeeding support after hospital discharge, and the inappropriate donation and distribution of breastmilk substitutes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Political Economy of Agri-Nutrition: What’s Politics Got to Do with Nutrients?
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Food Systems
Food SecurityGenderMicronutrient InterventionsNutrition Sensitive Agriculture
Research and policy agendas should focus on who and what is given space in nutrition debates, how power is exercised, knowledge of alternative and sustainable food systems, and incorporating equality issues in the design and evaluation of interventions.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Participation Intensity in a Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Intervention
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Food Systems
GenderNutrition Sensitive Agriculture
In a study assessing program delivery, participation intensity was highest among older and highly educated participants from moderate wealth households and associated with better recall of topics discussed and greater knowledge of key methods. Associations were most significant for outcomes within individual decision-making ability.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Mothers' Milk Contributes Almost $4 Trillion to the Global Economy—But Its Value Has Never Been Considered. A New Tool Now Makes That Possible
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Food SystemsKnowledge ManagementNutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingEconomic Growth
The tool uses existing data to estimate the value of breastmilk. The accompanying webinar and brief advocate for developing paid maternity leave and workplace policies that support breastfeeding, ending exploitative marketing of commercial formula milk, and improving access to skilled counseling.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Guideline: Fortification of Wheat Flour with Vitamins and Minerals as a Public Health Strategy
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Food Systems
GenderMicronutrient Interventions
This guideline provides evidence-informed and locally adaptable recommendations on the fortification of wheat flour with vitamins and minerals to improve micronutrient status. Recommendations are helpful for the design, implementation, and scaling of nutrition actions and are particularly relevant to food-fortification programs.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Innovative New App Launched to Train, Support, and Motivate Frontline Nutrition Workers in Gujarat State, India
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Adolescent NutritionAnemiaBreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
The app provides frontline health workers with real-time support to problem-solve, get answers to questions, and participate in trainings. The platform collects feedback on service quality and provides anonymous feedback about supervision. The app collates and analyzes data, which helps government officials monitor program quality and identify performance gaps.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Improving the Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Implementation Guide for National, District, and Facility Levels
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Nutrition and Health Systems
The guide provides practical guidance for policymakers, program managers, health practitioners, and other actors working to establish and implement quality of care programs for maternal, newborn, and child health.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Farm-Level Production Diversity and Child and Adolescent Nutrition in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry, Longitudinal Study
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Food Systems
Adolescent Nutrition
Further farm-level diversification is not a suitable general strategy to improve child and adolescent nutrition, but it may be useful in some contexts. Livestock production shows some promise for improving child and adolescent nutrition.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Optimising Child and Adolescent Health and Development
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Early Childhood Development
Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
Evidence supports a holistic agenda for child health spanning sexual, reproductive, maternal, childhood, and adolescent health; nutrition; and development. This series shows the importance of greater integration and implementation of evidence-based interventions across health, education, and social systems, as well as breaking down sectoral siloes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Africa Regional Convening of the Global Initiative to Support Parents
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Early Childhood Development
Sessions focus on nurturing care for early childhood development, the importance of supporting caregivers of adolescents and children with disabilities, promoting caregiver and children’s mental health, and preventing child maltreatment. Speakers discuss scale-up, advocacy, financing, innovation issues, and working through different types of programs.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Priority Setting in Early Childhood Development: An Analytical Framework for Economic Evaluation of Interventions
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Early Childhood DevelopmentMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
As more programs promote early child development, this paper presents a unified analytical framework for assessing impact and highlights the range of costs and cost-effectiveness of currently available intervention strategies.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Father Involvement and Early Child Development in a Low-Resource Setting
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Early Childhood Development
Gender
Fathers' support of mothers and greater participation in shared household decision-making is positively associated with children's outcomes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Estimates of a Multidimensional Index of Nurturing Care in the Next 1000 Days of Life for Children in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: A Modelling Study
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Early Childhood Development
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Most children are not receiving minimally adequate nurturing care. Further investments in indicator measurement and resources for preschool-age children are important, particularly for low-income populations and in the domains of responsive caregiving, early learning, safety, and security. This article is behind a paywall.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Child Diet and Mother–Child Interactions Mediate Intervention Effects on Child Growth and Development
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Early Childhood Development
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Child diet and mother–child interactions improved children's cognitive, language, and motor development and had indirect effects on socio-emotional development. Leveraging these interactions may improve intervention effects on child outcomes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Reimagining Technical Assistance: Critical Shifts to Enable Strengthened Capacity & Better Health Outcomes
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Capacity Strengthening
Adolescent NutritionGender
The brief outlines shifts required to adopt a new approach to technical assistance that strengthens country institutional capacity to lead health agendas and deliver better outcomes.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Scope and Impact of Digital Marketing Strategies for Promoting Breastmilk Substitutes
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Knowledge Management
Breastfeeding
Findings raise significant concerns about the use of powerful digital marketing techniques to influence mothers’ feeding decisions. The report and webinar are available in Arabic, English, French, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Localisation
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Capacity Strengthening
Adolescent Nutrition
Shifting capacity, resources, and ownership to national and local actors will result in more timely, appropriate, and effective outcomes for children and their communities. This resource collection provides a centralized location for research and evidence.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change and Food Systems
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Knowledge Management
Food Security
The report discusses innovations and policy responses to climate change that can support food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and sustainable food systems. These include transforming food systems, trade reforms, social protection, climate finance, and clean energy, among others.