Maternal nutrition much worse than what NFHS data show, says study

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Maternal nutrition much worse than what NFHS data show, says study [1]

According to the study, 42.2% of Indian women are underweight when they begin pregnancy, nearly seven percentage points higher than the figure of 35.5% cited in the National Family Health Survey-3

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04/03/2015

Author(s): Kanika Datta [2]

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]

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