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  A community-based randomized controlled trial of iron and zinc supplementation in Indonesian infants: interactions between iron and zinc

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2003

  Combined supplementation with iron and zinc during infancy may be effective in preventing deficiencies of these micronutrients, but knowledge of their potential interactions when given together is insufficient.
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  How changes in coverage affect equity in maternal and child health interventions in 35 Countdown to 2015 countries: an analysis of national surveys

  The Lancet, 2012

  Achievement of global health goals will require assessment of progress not only nationally but also for population subgroups. Research in 35 countries assessed how the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in health changes in relation to different rates of national progress in coverage of interventions for the health of mothers and children.
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  Interventions for treating obesity in children

  Cochrane Library, 2013

  Child and adolescent obesity is increasingly prevalent, and can be associated with significant short- and long-term health consequences. This study aims to assess the efficacy of lifestyle, drug and surgical interventions for treating obesity in childhood.
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  Interventions for preventing obesity in children

  Wiley Online Library, 2005

  Obesity prevention is an international public health priority. The relevance of obesity and overweight is increasing in child populations throughout the world, impacting on short and long-term health. Obesity prevention strategies for children can change behaviour but efficacy in terms of preventing obesity remains poorly understood.
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  Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes

  Wiley Online Library, 2012

  Optimal timing for clamping the umbilical cord at preterm birth is unclear. Early clamping allows for immediate transfer of the infant to the neonatologist. Delaying clamping allows blood flow between the placenta, the umbilical cord and the baby to continue. The blood which transfers to the baby between birth and cord clamping is called placental transfusion.
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  The value of maternal height as a risk factor of dystocia: a meta-analysis

  Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2009

  This study analyses ten publications and studies on the relation between maternal height and the risk of dystocia due to cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD). The rate of Caesarean sections was chosen as the CPD indicator. When maternal height is presented in percentiles, curves can be superimposed, and sensitivities and specificities of the various studies may be analysed together. 
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  The impact of early age at first childbirth on maternal and infant health

  Wiley Online Library, 2012

  This review aims to assess whether early age at first childbirth is associated with increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. Early age at childbirth is variously defined in studies of its effect on maternal and infant health.
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  Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress?

  The Lancet, 2013

  Many transnational organisations work to support efforts to eliminate maternal and child undernutrition in high-burden countries. Financial, intellectual, and personal linkages bind these organisations loosely together as components of an international nutrition system. In this paper, the authors argue that such a system should deliver in four functional areas:
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  The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011

  This paper examines the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at 36 months. It uses data collected on individuals who participated in a nutritional supplementation trial between 1969 and 1977 in rural Guatemala and who were subsequently reinterviewed between 2002 and 2004.
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  Progress for children: a report card on maternal mortality

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2008

  This report outlines the current global situation related to maternal health, highlighting that more than half a million women die each year from pregnancy-related causes while an estimated 10 million experience injuries, infections and disabilities, which can cause lifelong suffering. The majority of these deaths and disabilities, however, are avoidable and occur in the developing world.

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