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  Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multi-sectoral response in six countries: a synthesis paper

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013

  Governance is a critical yet understudied component in the nutrition agenda, according to this paper’s authors. The paper uses a political economy approach to examine questions around the progress or lack thereof toward nutrition goals in six countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia.
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  Childhood overweight and obesity among Kenyan pre-school children: association with maternal and early child nutritional factors

  Cambridge University, 2009

  This study aimed to report on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in Kenya and examine the associations between childhood overweight and selected maternal and child-related factors.
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  Early childhood stunting is associated with poor psychological functioning in late adolescence and effects are reduced by psychosocial stimulation

  Journal of Nutrition, 2007

  Stunting is associated with deficits in cognition and school achievement from early childhood to late adolescence; however, there has been little investigation of emotional and behavioral outcomes. This study aims to determine whether linear growth retardation (stunting) in early childhood is associated with poorer psychological functioning in late adolescence.
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  Cohort profile: the consortium of health-orientated research in transitioning societies

  Oxford Journals, 2012

  This paper provides an overview of the consortium of health orientated research in transitioning societies. The collaboration brings together five birth cohorts for which there is available long-term data from low- andmiddle-income countries. The aims of the collaboration are:
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  Comparative risk assessment collaborating group: selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease

  The Lancet, 2002

  Reliable and comparable analysis of risks to health is key for preventing disease and injury. Causal attribution of morbidity and mortality to risk factors has traditionally been in the context of individual risk factors, often in a limited number of settings, restricting comparability.
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  Iron deficiency in childhood: causes and consequences for child development

  Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, 2010

  The main causes of iron deficiency (ID) are briefly discussed, followed by the examination of studies of ID and child cognitive and motor development and behaviour for evidence of a causal link, classifying them by study design.The main finds are:
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  Maternal calcium requirements during pregnancy and lactation

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1994

  This is an article on the recommendations for calcium intakes during pregnancy and lactation. The authors note that these recommendations differ around the world, reflecting the inadequacy of knowledge about calcium requirements in human reproduction.
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  Folic acid to reduce neonatal mortality from neural tube disorders

  Oxford Journals, 2009

  Neural tube defects (NTDs) remain an important, preventable cause of mortality and morbidity. High-income countries have reported large reductions in NTDs associated with folic acid supplementation or fortification. The burden of NTDs in low-income countries and the effectiveness of folic acid fortification/supplementation are unclear.
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  Anaemia, prenatal iron use, and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

  British Medical Journal, 2013

  This study aims to summarise evidence on the associations of maternal anaemia and prenatal iron use with maternal haematological and adverse pregnancy outcomes; and to evaluate potential exposure-response relations of dose of iron, duration of use, and haemoglobin concentration in prenatal period with pregnancy outcomes.Key results include:
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  Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal: a prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial

  Oxford Journals, 2009

  The long-term benefits of antenatal iron supplementation in child survival are not known.In 1999-2001, 4,926 pregnant women in rural Nepal participated in a cluster-randomized, double-masked, controlled trial involving 4 alternative combinations of micronutrient supplements, each containing vitamin A.

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