ReviewMaternal & child nutrition2018
Addressing barriers to maternal nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: A review of the evidence and programme implications.
Review in Maternal & child nutrition, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04414527 (Effects of Video-based Health Education on Health Status of Pregnant Mothers and Their Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 89 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Video-based Health Education on Health Status of Pregnant Mothers and Their Infants (From 0 to 6 Months) in Dirashe District Southern Ethiopia - a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
Who cites it
89 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Suboptimal gestational weight gain and neonatal outcomes in low and middle income countries: individual participant data meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Pooled it
- Food taboos and their perceived reasons among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review, 2022.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Integrating Women and Girls' Nutrition Services into Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of micronutrient supplements on low-risk pregnancies in high-income countries: a systematic quantitative literature review.Public health nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews on Food Choice and Nutrition Published between 2017 and-2019.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of programme approaches to improve the coverage of maternal nutrition interventions in South Asia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- Improving coverage of antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation and malaria prophylaxis through targeted information and home deliveries in Côte d'Ivoire: a cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ global health · 2023Trial
- Anaemia Prevalence, Severity and Sex Disparities Among Healthcare-Seeking Adults in Rural Chattogram Division, Bangladesh: Evidence From a Community-Based Portable Health Clinic Programme.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Association Between Maternal Protein Intake and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.Nutrients · 2026Article
- A prospective longitudinal interventional cohort study on maternal nutrition and pregnancy outcomes in urban Cameroon (CAMELIA): study protocol.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Perceptions of African Migrant Women Regarding Food Consumption During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Australia: A Qualitative Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Exploring the Enablers and Barriers to Healthy Eating for Lactating Mothers in Underserved Settings in Ghana.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutrition in Perinatal Midwifery Care: A Narrative Review of RCTs, Current Practices, and Future Directions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Targeted gender equality approach to improving childhood nutritional status in Cross River State, Nigeria: a community-based quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Exploring the impact of legume consumption on undernutrition in rural Malawian children aged 6-59 months old: a community-based cross-sectional study.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Article
- Maternal dietary diversity and its correlates in a semi-urban municipality of Nepal: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Minimum Dietary Diversity and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Mothers in Bure District Public Health Facility, North West Ethiopia.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Adequate maternal nutrition during the "first 1,000 days" window is critical from conception through the first 6 months of life to improve nutritional status and reduce the risk of poor birth outcomes, such as low birthweight and preterm birth. Unfortunately, many programmes have targeted implementation and monitoring of nutrition interventions to infants and young children, rather than to women during pregnancy or post-partum. A literature review was conducted to identify barriers to food choice and consumption during pregnancy and lactation and to examine how low- and middle-income countries have addressed maternal nutrition in programmes. A literature review of peer-reviewed and grey literature was conducted, and titles and abstracts reviewed by authors. Twenty-three studies were included in this review. Barriers to adequate nutrition during pregnancy included cultural beliefs related to knowledge of quantity of food to eat during pregnancy, amount of weight to gain during pregnancy, and "eating down" during pregnancy for fear of delivering a large baby. Foods considered inappropriate for consumption during pregnancy or lactation contributed to food restriction. Drivers of food choice were influenced by food aversions, economic constraints, and household food availability. Counselling on maternal diet and weight gain during pregnancy was seldom carried out. Programming to support healthy maternal diet and gestational weight gain during pregnancy is scant. Tailored, culturally resonant nutrition education and counselling on diet during pregnancy and lactation and weight gain during pregnancy, as well as monitoring of progress in maternal nutrition, are areas of needed attention.
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