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  Effect of balanced protein energy supplementation during pregnancy on birth outcomes

  BMC Public Health, 2011

  The nutritional status of the mother prior to and during pregnancy plays a vital role in foetal growth and development, and maternal undernourishment may lead to adverse perinatal outcomes including intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Several macronutrient interventions had been proposed for adequate protein and energy supplementation during pregnancy.
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  Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders in Mesoamerica: Summary Findings

  Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2012

  Frontline women activists in Mexico and Central America face threats, intimidation, and attacks for defending justice and human rights. This 2012 Assessment Report makes use of the data from the Mesoamerican Registry of Attacks against Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), which was compiled from January to December 2012 in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
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  Political institutions and sovereign credit spreads

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  Sovereign spreads are influenced by a large number of factors. The current paper assesses the impact of political factors on sovereign spreads. The paper highlights that its approach is grounded in the political constraints and accountability of the government: it argues that sovereign risk depends on the political institutions that prevail in the country.
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  Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action: The Caribbean - Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2011

  A review of adaptation action in the Caribbean was undertaken by the Adaptation Partnership between October 2010 and April 2011.
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  Integrated paradigm for sustainable development: a panel data study

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  In the developing world, there is a clear trade-off between economic growth and environmental security.
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  Brief 1: The Impact of the Crisis on Women in Latin America

  Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2010

  What is the visible impact of the systematic crisis we are experiencing on the situation of women in the region through a Latin American perspective? This brief paper analyses the signs of recovery in several countries in the Latin American region while pointing out the gaps in the formal labour market indicators that evidence the unequal economic prospects for women.
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  Effect of routine iron supplementation with or without folic acid on anemia during pregnancy

  BMC Public Health, 2011

  Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutrient deficiency in the world, particularly during pregnancy. According to the literature, anaemia, particularly severe anaemia, is associated with increased risk of maternal mortality. It also puts mothers at risk of multiple perinatal complications.
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  Issues and Challenges of Climate Change for Women Farmers in the Caribbean: The potential of ICTs

  2009

  This paper focuses on the potential role of organic farming for regional food security and for addressing climate change impacts in the Caribbean. The correlation between access to quality information and livelihood security is also explored and the particular implications for women farmers.
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  Effect of breastfeeding promotion interventions on breastfeeding rates, with special focus on developing countries

  BMC Public Health, 2011

  Given the recognised benefits of breastfeeding for the health of the mother and infants, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life. However, the prevalence of EBF is low globally in many of the developing and developed countries around the world.
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  Fair and Square: Better market share, more benefits through Fairtrade

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2010

  Fairtrade can have positive impacts on producers in developing countries, increasing income and employment opportunities, reducing vulnerability to price fluctuations and giving producers a better access to larger foreign markets and attract higher value. However, these findings are mostly based on qualitative data and case studies.

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