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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the consequences of national-level restrictions put into place during 2020–2021, made usual maternal and child health and nutrition behaviours more challenging during the first 1000 days of life throughout Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan health system adapted quickly to support routine care during the antenatal period. Abstract […]

In resource-constrained settings such as Ethiopia, children often have limited access to nutritious animal-source foods (ASFs). In the Amhara region, despite a large and diverse livestock population, only one in ten children consume at least one type of ASF. Particularly, they have very limited access to beef, organ meat (offal), and seafood. Affordability and caregiver

We empirically examine if teenage pregnancy is adversely associated with maternal and child health in Nigeria, India, and Bangladesh. Childhood anthropometric failure and anaemia are significantly higher among children born to women aged below 17 years at first birth. Abstract Early childbearing poses several potential risks to maternal and child health. This paper empirically analyses

We codesigned an intervention package for children recovering from complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zimbabwe, providing child stimulation through play, and strengthening caregiver capabilities through problem-solving skills, peer support and income-generating activities. The package was delivered by trained lay workers and was feasible and acceptable to caregivers, providing a potential new strategy to holistically

This study investigates child temperament with maternal psychiatric symptoms, environmental variables and feeding method in children from 6 to 72 months. Differences in temperament by feeding group are also investigated. Psychiatric symptomatology correlated with environmental stressors and children’s temperament ratings. No lasting differences for temperament between feeding groups were found. Abstract Objectives Infant temperament is

Breastfeeding is a critical public health strategy for maternal and child health, yet disparities endure in LMICs. Expanding the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative through community-driven efforts, integrating breastfeeding counselling into national health programmes and enforcing stricter regulations on CMF marketing are essential to narrow these gaps and promote health equity. ABSTRACT Breastfeeding is a critical public

Abstract Mothers with eating disorders can face additional challenges with infant feeding, and there is evidence they are likely to cease breastfeeding earlier than intended. However, there is little research exploring this. The present study used interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore the lived experience of infant feeding for mothers suffering from or recovering from an

Pregnant women, midwives and others participated in a codesign process to develop implementation strategies to support the delivery of a multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) intervention. Both the MMS and the accompanying strategies were found to be highly acceptable to pregnant women and midwives in Bamako Mali. Abstract Mali national policy recommends that women take iron

Nutrients, Vol. 16, Pages 4362: Targeting the Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Chemically Induced Medium-Grade Colitis in Female BALB/C Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu16244362 Authors: Karina Piatek Valeriya Gushchina Ava Kleinwächter Nadja Kupper Ildiko Mesteri Taha Elajnaf Luca Iamartino Martina Salzmann Christian Müller Teresa Manhardt Andrea Vlasaty Enikö Kallay Martin Schepelmann Background/Objectives: The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is

Early life famine exposure was closely related to sarcopenia, hypertension, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in later life, and the impact of famine exposure on females seems to be more significant than males. This study might provide evidence of long-term famine effects on body composition. ABSTRACT The relationship between the famine and metabolic syndrome has been reported,