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Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost? [1]

Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to underlie nearly 3ยท1 million child deaths annually. Progress has been made with many interventions implemented at scale and the evidence for effectiveness of nutrition interventions and delivery strategies has grown.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2013
Zulfiqar A Bhutta [2], Jai K Das [3], Arjumand Rizvi & et al [4]
Lancet [5]
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Tags:
Maternal Health [6], Child Health [7], Malnutrition [8], Infant mortality [9], Nutrition [10], Breast Feeding [11], India [12], Food Security [13], Obesity [14], Indoor Air Pollution [15], Chulhas (Cookstoves) [16], Poverty [17], Pakistan [18], Bangladesh [19], Ethiopia [20], Cost Benefit Analysis [21], Diarrhoea [22], Private Sector [23], Public Sector [24]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/zulfiqar-bhutta
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jai-k-das
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arjumand-rizvi-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infant-mortality
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/breast-feeding
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indoor-air-pollution
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chulhas-cookstoves
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cost-benefit-analysis
[22] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diarrhoea
[23] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[24] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-sector