The Impact of Antenatal Balanced Plate Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women on Birth Weight: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

The Impact of Antenatal Balanced Plate Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women on Birth Weight: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

Low birth weight (LBW) is a global public health problem with the highest prevalence in South Asia. It is strongly associated with maternal undernutrition. In South Asia, intra-household food distribution is inequitable, with lower dietary adequacy in women. Evidence that nutrition education improve...

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Main Authors: Morseda Chowdhury, Camille Raynes-Greenow, Patrick Kelly, Neeloy Ashraful Alam, Kaosar Afsana, Sk Masum Billah, Michael John Dibley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
low birth weight
maternal nutrition education
food demonstrations
dietary diversity
cluster RCT
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/21/4687

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