ABSTRACT DIGEST ON MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION RESEARCH – ISSUE 39

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Once again, the POSHAN Abstract Digest brings to you a tailored set of articles on issues pertaining to undernutrition in India and its solutions. Issue 39 features a series of studies that look into the trends and variability in inequality linked with child mortality, stunting, and the double burden of malnutrition. You will also find articles on the association between women’s empowerment and child health, a systematic review of enablers and barriers to improving IYCF practices, and an evaluation of global experiences in large-scale double-fortified salt programs. In this issue we have included peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed COVID-19 related articles, and a special section on the Ananya program, a multi-component, multi-year initiative implemented in Bihar to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition.

Below is the list of peer-reviewed articles. Please click on the title if you wish to go straight to the article.

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List of articles in this issue

Trends and Geographic Variability in Gender Inequalities in Child Mortality and Stunting in India, 2006–2016

Alderman et al. 2021. Maternal and Child Nutrition e13179.

Does Socio-Economic Inequality Exist in Micro-Nutrients Supplementation Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in India? Evidence From National Family Health Survey 2005–06 and 2015–16

Srivastava et al. 2021. BMC Public Health 21(545).

To Assist the Large Number of Countries Facing the Double Burden of Malnutrition We Must Understand Its Causes and Recognize the Need for Policies That Do No Harm

Popkin. 2021. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: nqaa419.

The Double Burden of Malnutrition in India: Trends and Inequalities (2006–2016)

Nguyen et al. 2021. PLoS ONE 16(2): e0247856.

Maternal BMI Is Positively Associated With Human Milk Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis

Daniel et al. 2021. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: nqaa410.

Women’s Empowerment Promotes Children Thriving Globally

Black et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition 151(3): 455–456.

Understanding the Enablers and Barriers to Appropriate Infants and Young Child Feeding Practices in India: A Systematic Review

Dhami et al. 2021. Nutrients 13(3): 825.

Human Resources for Health-Related Challenges to Ensuring Quality Newborn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Bolan et al. 2021. Global Health: Science and Practice.

The Double-Fortified Salt (Iodized Salt with Iron) Consultation: A Process for Developing Evidence-Based Considerations for Countries

Houston et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition 151(Supplement 1): 1–2S.

Evaluation of Global Experiences in Large-Scale Double-Fortified Salt Programs

Moorthy et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition 151(Supplement 1): 38S–46S.

Protocol for a Cluster Randomised Trial Evaluating a Multifaceted Intervention Starting Preconceptionally—Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN): A Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Study

Kumaran et al. 2021. BMJ Open 11: e045862.

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Chmielewska et al. 2021. The Lancet Global Health.

A Public Health Approach for Deciding Policy on Infant Feeding and Mother–Infant Contact in the Context of COVID-19

Rollins et al. 2021. Health Policy 9(4): E552–E557.

Shifting Research Priorities in Maternal and Child Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era in India: A Renewed Focus on Systems Strengthening

Mehta et al. 2021. medRxiv.

Health Systems and Nutrition in the Time of COVID-19

Khan et al. 2021. Journal of Social and Economic Development.

From Resilient to Transilient Health Systems: The Deep Transformation of Health Systems in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Haldane et al. Health Policy and Planning 36(1): 134–135.

Improving Primary Health Care Delivery in Bihar, India: Learning from Piloting and Statewide Scale-Up of Ananya

Darmstadt et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021001.

Impact of the Ananya Program on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition in Bihar, India: Early Results from a Quasi-Experimental Study

Darmstadt et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021002.

Trends in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition Indicators During Five Years of Piloting and Scaling-Up of Ananya Interventions in Bihar, India

Abdalla et al. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021003.

Geospatial Variations in Trends of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition Indicators at Block Level in Bihar, India, During Scale-Up of Ananya Program Interventions

Abdalla et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2), 021004.

Impact of mHealth Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition at Scale: BBC Media Action and the Ananya Program in Bihar, India

Ward et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021005.

Health Impact of Self-Help Groups Scaled-Up Statewide in Bihar, India

Mehta et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021006.

Health Layering of Self-Help Groups: Impacts on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition in Bihar, India

Mehta et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021007.

Statewide Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition in Bihar, India

Creanga  et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021008.

Using a Mobile Nurse Mentoring and Training Program to Address a Health Workforce Capacity Crisis in Bihar, India: Impact on Essential Intrapartum and Newborn Care Practices

Creanga et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021009.

Simulation and Team Training Embedded Nurse Mentoring Programme and Improvement in Intrapartum and Newborn Care in a Low-Resource Setting in Bihar, India

Ghosh et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021010.

Evaluation of a Large-Scale Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition Program in Bihar, India, Through an Equity Lens

Ward et al. 2020. Journal of Global Health 10(2): 021011.