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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
The Impact of Maternal Supplementation During Pregnancy and the First 6 Months Postpartum on the Growth Status of the Next Child Born After the Intervention Period: Follow‐Up Results from Bangladesh and Ghana
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal NutritionMicronutrient Interventions
Pregnancy and breastfeeding lower a mother’s nutrient stores, potentially affecting her nutritional status upon conceiving another child.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
How Can We Realise the Full Potential of Health Systems for Nutrition?
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Nutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingMicronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
Although the movement to eradicate malnutrition has been gaining momentum, countries are still struggling to achieve their nutrition goals. This article emphasizes the important role health systems play in nutrition intervention and examines how they are, or are not, reaching critical groups.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Maternal Depression: The Potential Role of Nutrition in Prevention and Treatment
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Early Childhood DevelopmentNutrition and Health Systems
Micronutrient InterventionsMaternal Nutrition
Maternal depression can have a great impact on the health and development of both a mother and her child during pregnancy and for up to a year postpartum. This brief explores the risk factors that can lead to maternal depression, focusing heavily on the potential role specific nutrients play in supporting a mother’s mental health and the fetus’ development.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Assessing Dietary Diversity in Pregnant Women: Relative Validity of the List-Based and Open Recall Methods
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Maternal NutritionNutrition Assessment, Counseling, and Support (NACS)
Few studies have compared list-based and open recall methods for collecting data on micronutrient adequacy from pregnant women. This study aims to fill that information gap and provides evidence for the recommended use of list-based questionnaires when assessing food group diversity or minimum dietary diversity for pregnant women.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Nutrition for Girls and Women: Technical Guidance Brief
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
This brief presents information on why the nutrition of adolescent girls and mothers is important, the causes of malnutrition, and the scope of the problem. It also provides an overview of key, nutrition-specific interventions that address the immediate causes of malnutrition in adolescent girls and mothers.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Nutrition of Adolescent Girls and Women of Reproductive Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Current Context and Scientific Basis for Moving Forward
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Nutrition and Health SystemsSocial and Behavior Change and Gender
Adolescent NutritionMaternal Nutrition
The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) Project and the Pan American Health Organization identified the need for a core set of key practices that characterize the diet and feeding practices associated with good nutrition among adolescent girls, women, and pregnant and breastfeeding women.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
National Nutrition Program: Village Volunteer Nutrition Job Aid How to Help Mothers and Young Children Stay Healthy
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Nutrition and Health Systems
BreastfeedingInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
This job aid, developed for village volunteers, includes information on a variety of nutrition practices for mothers and young children. It provides messaging about the importance of antenatal care, proper nutrition during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, postpartum care and newborn contact, and young child health and nutrition.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Healthy Nutrition for Mothers to Promote the Growth and Development of Your Baby
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal Nutrition
The booklet helps mothers understand how crucial the first 1,000 days is for a child’s growth and development. It provides recommendations for pregnant and lactating mothers to ensure proper nutrition for themselves and their baby during the first 1,000 days to provide the foundation for a child’s physical and cognitive growth.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Dietary Diversity and the Implications for Children’s Diets in the Context of Food Security
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This technical brief describes findings from the Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project’s study to evaluate the relationship between maternal dietary diversity and children’s dietary intake in three developing countries in different regions.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
MCSP Nutrition Brief: Key Country Experiences in Addressing Maternal Nutrition through Nutrition-Health Integrated Programming
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This nutrition brief presents a summary of interventions supported by the Maternal Child Survival Program at the country level that aim to improve maternal nutrition in low- and middle-income countries.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Maternal Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This review summarizes qualitative research findings on maternal nutrition from nine Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project country programs. The document describes sociocultural barriers to improved nutrition and offers recommendations for improving maternal nutrition programming.
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Review of Programmatic Responses to Adolescent and Women’s Nutritional Needs in Low and Middle Income Countries
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
The goal of this paper is to review the approaches used, practices promoted, and lessons learned by projects and programs that set out to improve the nutrition of adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Qualitative Assessment of Maternal Nutrition Practices in Zambia
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This report on the findings of a qualitative assessment conducted jointly by the Infant and Young Child Nutrition Project and the National Food and Nutrition Commission provides insight into maternal nutritional knowledge and practices.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Nutrition for Pregnant Females
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
The U.S. Government's Global Food Security Strategy presents an integrated approach to combating the root causes of hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. This guidance on nutrition is one of 18 technical guidance documents intended to provide a shared understanding of key concepts and best practices for designing and implementing Feed the Future programs under the Global Food Security Strategy.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Nurturing Connections: Adapted for Homestead Food Production and Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
The curriculum provides a progressive series of facilitated discussions, each 2 to 3 hours in length and conducted in the community. Initially participants meet separately in peer groups: mothers (beneficiaries), their husbands, and influential elders. At the end of each discussion, the groups come together to share their learning and build a shared vision for change.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Nutrition Programming in the Context of the 2016 WHO Antenatal Care Guidelines
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This brief operationalizes the revised World Health Organization 2016 antenatal care recommendations, providing guidance on how programs can plan and implement nutrition and anemia interventions for pregnant women. It is intended for program implementers, district- and health facility-level program managers, and policymakers.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Maternal Nutrition Poster (Bangla)
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This poster provides practical examples of nutritious and affordable foods that can be made using locally available items, with suggested proportions depicted on a plate. This allows for a more easily understood message about dietary diversity and a healthy diet. The poster also provides information about the health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Guidance for Formative Research on Maternal Nutrition
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This guidance document is intended to increase the awareness and understanding of optimal maternal nutrition practices and to support people who are working to translate optimal practices into feasible actions and programs for a given country or region.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Cultural Beliefs and Perceptions of Maternal Diet and Weight Gain during Pregnancy and Postpartum Family Planning in Egypt
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This report addresses behaviors, perceptions, and cultural beliefs in relation to maternal dietary intake during pregnancy, lactation and non-lactation, weight gain during pregnancy, birth spacing and family planning, and how these beliefs may provide context for improving infant and young child feeding practices.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Addressing Barriers to Maternal Nutrition: Evidence and Program Considerations
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Nutrition and Health Systems
Maternal Nutrition
This brief presents a summary of a literature review of barriers to maternal nutrition and weight gain during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries.