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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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By Katherine Adams, Seth Adu‐Afarwuah, Malay K Mridha, Brietta M Oaks
| Wiley
Abstract Pregnancy and breastfeeding make demands on maternal nutrient stores. The extent of depletion and the degree to which nutrient stores are replenished between pregnancies has implications for a mother's nutritional status at conception of the subsequent child and therefore that child's birth outcomes and growth.
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Co-causation of reduced newborn size by maternal undernutrition, infections, and inflammation

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By Per Ashorn, Lindsay Allen Verified, Ulla Ashorn, Ronan Doyle, Josh Jorgensen, Kenneth Maleta, Brietta M Oaks, Lotta Hallamaa, Upeksha Chandrasiri, Megan Deitchler, Ulla Harjunmaa, Steve Kamiza, Nigel Klein, Minyanga Nkhoma, Basho Poelman, Stephen J. Rogerso
| Color Research & Application Verified
More than 20 million babies are born with low birthweight annually. Small newborns have an increased risk for mortality, growth failure, and other adverse outcomes. Numerous antenatal risk factors for small newborn size have been identified, but individual interventions addressing them have not markedly improved the health outcomes of interest.
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Associations of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and post-partum with maternal cognition and caregiving

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By Elizabeth L Prado, Ulla Ashorn, John Phuka, Kenneth Maleta, Brietta M Oaks, Marjorie J Haskell, Lindsay Allen Verified, Per Ashorn, Kathryn G Dewey, John Sadalaki
| Color Research & Application Verified
Pregnant and post-partum women require increased nutrient intake and optimal cognition, which depends on adequate nutrition, to enable reasoning and learning for caregiving. We aimed to assess (a) differences in maternal cognition and caregiving between women in Malawi who received different nutritional supplements, (b) 14 effect modifiers, and (c) associations of cognition and caregiving with biomarkers of iron, Vitamin A, B-vitamin, and fatty acid status.
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