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Lactation: postpartum modifiable behavior for the prevention of diabetes

Posted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

By: Mónica Mazariegos, ScD, Nutritional Epidemiologist, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases (CIIPEC)

CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Maternal Health
TOPICSTOPICS: Breastfeeding Nutrition
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Latin America & Caribbean

Determinants of low birth weight in the context of maternal nutrition education in urban informal settlements, Kenya

Posted on November 15, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Education Low Birth Weight Newborn Health Nutrition
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Kenya

Dietary intake and beliefs of pregnant women with gestational diabetes in Cape Town, South Africa

Posted on August 28, 2018September 5, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Open Access Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Noncommunicable Diseases Nutrition
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: South Africa

The relationship between food security and quality of life among pregnant women

Posted on August 6, 2018August 8, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Open Access Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Antenatal Care Inequities & Inequalities Nutrition Policy & Advocacy
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Iran

Working with Government Systems to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Urban Informal Settlements of India

Posted on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018

By: Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action,

Working with Government Systems to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Urban Informal Settlements of India

Increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding is an effective strategy for preventing diarrhea, a leading cause of poor nutritional status and death among infants. Researchers at the Mumbai-based non-profit Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action recently published results of a study aimed at improving exclusive breastfeeding practices in informal settlements in Mumbai…read more

CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Contributor Posts Maternal Health
TOPICSTOPICS: Antenatal Care Barriers to Health Care Access Breastfeeding Community-based Care Health Systems Human Resources for Health Nutrition Policy & Advocacy Postnatal/Postpartum Care Social Determinants
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: India

Nutrition and Pre-eclampsia Risk Factors in Ethiopia

Posted on July 24, 2018July 27, 2018

By: Khadijah Alibhai, Ending Eclampsia

A recent study in Ethiopia explored the barriers and opportunities for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia care in the Ethiopian context. Researchers investigated cultural norms during pregnancy and awareness of pregnancy-related complications among women, husbands and mothers-in-law…read more

CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Cross-post Maternal Health
TOPICSTOPICS: Antenatal Care Barriers to Health Care Access Education Health Systems Human Resources for Health Inequities & Inequalities Male Involvement Maternal Morbidity Maternal Mortality Noncommunicable Diseases Nutrition Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia Social Determinants
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Ethiopia

Fish consumption during pregnancy: An opportunity, not a risk

Posted on July 23, 2018July 31, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Nutrition

Development of a dietary screening questionnaire to predict excessive weight gain in pregnancy

Posted on July 23, 2018July 31, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Nutrition

Attenuating pregnancy weight gain—What works and why: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Posted on July 18, 2018July 31, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Nutrition

Evaluating the impact of a community health worker programme on non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, family planning and antenatal care in Neno, Malawi: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial

Posted on July 13, 2018July 18, 2018
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Open Access Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Community-based Care Noncommunicable Diseases Nutrition
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Malawi

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