Background Almost two billion people who are deficient in vitamins and minerals are women
and children in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). These deficiencies are worsened …

South Asia has> 50% of the global burden of low birth weight (LBW). The objective was to
determine the extent to which maternal nutrition interventions commenced before …

Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy needs to meet increased nutritional demands to
maintain metabolism and to support fetal development. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is …

Background: Reproductive years represent a major proportion of women‟ s life. This review
focuses on recommended nutritional considerations, physical activity pattern as well as the …

Abstract The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative, an international consortium developed in
partnership with the World Health Organization, is addressing childhood obesity from a life …

Background: There is no study that has systematically investigated the breadth and validity
of the associations of folate and multiple health outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the …

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition that developing preconception care
provides an opportunity to significantly reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity …

Pregnancy in adolescence and malnutrition are common challenges in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs), and are associated with many complications and comorbidities …

The aim is to compare the prevalence of maternal deficiencies in micronutrients, the
obstetrical and neonatal complications after bariatric surgery according to surgical …

Background Primary care-based preconception care (PCC) has the potential to improve
pregnancy outcomes, but the effectiveness is unclear. Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of …