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Nutrition interventions integrated into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program reduce food insecurity among recently delivered and pregnant women in Bangladesh

Antenatal care may be a means to reduce food insecurity in pregnancy and postpartum periods. With the use of a cluster-randomized design, we tested whether participation in nutrition-focused antenatal care intending to improve household knowledge about the importance of nutrition for pregnant and la...

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Main Authors: Frongillo, Edward A., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Sanghvi, Tina, Mahmud, Zeba, Aktar, Bachera, Alayon, Silvia, Menon, Purnima
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2019
Subjects:
community development
pregnancy
child health
nutrition
food security
maternal nutrition
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145492
Summary:Antenatal care may be a means to reduce food insecurity in pregnancy and postpartum periods. With the use of a cluster-randomized design, we tested whether participation in nutrition-focused antenatal care intending to improve household knowledge about the importance of nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and encourage allocation of household resources to ensure sufficient quality and quantity of foods, without providing food assistance, would reduce household food insecurity.

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