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Influence of maternal level of education and socioeconomic status on maternal knowledge of nutrition, physical activity and children’s bodyweight of Nigerian school pupils

Exercise and Quality of Life, 2021
This study investigated the influence of maternal level of education and socioeconomic status on maternal knowledge of nutrition, physical activity, and children’s body weight of Nigerian school pupils.
Adebisi I. Hammed, Suleiman O. Usman, Onyemechi Ezekiel, Joy C. Duru, Oluwaseun J. Oladimeji, Ogolo Jirho   +5 more
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Booklet preventing stunting based Android application (Bocesting) as a tool to enhance maternal nutritional behaviour and nutritional status

Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2023
The most common health problem was the lack of nutrition, known as stunting. One approach to addressing nutritional issues in young children was through health education using the android method.
Dewi Mey Lestanti Mukodri, Tiyara Safitri, Rita Ridayani, Fardila Elba, Neny San Agustina Siregar   +4 more
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Nutrition knowledge and practice of midwives in Botswana

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Background: The roles and responsibilities of midwives include providing adequate nutrition assessment, nutrition and health education, counselling, and support to pregnant women.
Anastacia Masesane, Thembekile Dhlamini, Maria Nnyepi, Xikombiso Mbhenyane   +3 more
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The impact of nutrition education on pregnant women with energy deficiency in the African region: a scoping review [PDF]

Christian Journal for Global Health
Background: Malnutrition during pregnancy remais a major public health problem in Africa, affecting about 23.5% of pregnant women, particulary those in rural areas.
Maxentia Septrierly
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Effects of maternal subnutrition during early pregnancy on cow hematological profiles and offspring physiology and vitality in two beef breeds [PDF]

, 2019
This experiment evaluated the effects of subnutrition during early gestation on hematology in cows (Bos Taurus) and on hematological, metabolic, endocrine, and vitality parameters in their calves.
Almaguer C., Civelek T., Fay R. A., García‐Belenguer S., Krimer P. M., Lozano M., Schafer S., Schultz R. D., Tchernia G., Tennant B.   +9 more
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Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development [PDF]

The Journal of Nutrition, 2004
Nutrition is the major intrauterine environmental factor that alters expression of the fetal genome and may have lifelong consequences. This phenomenon, termed "fetal programming," has led to the recent theory of "fetal origins of adult disease." Namely, alterations in fetal nutrition and endocrine status may result in developmental adaptations that ...
Guoyao, Wu, Fuller W, Bazer, Timothy A, Cudd, Cynthia J, Meininger, Thomas E, Spencer   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Qualitative assessment of programmatic constraints in delivery of effective interventions for improving maternal nutrition in Bangladesh

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
Introduction Maternal undernutrition is highly prevalent in most of the developing countries. Prevalence of both extremes of maternal malnutrition (undernutrition and overweight/obesity) are common in those countries.
Subhasish Das, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mahamudul Hasan, Fariha Haseen, Md Golam Rasul, Daluwar Hossain   +5 more
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A conceptual model and framework of nutrition-sensitive and specific interventions across Life stages in India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
A large segment of the maternal and child population in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is malnourished. There has been a considerable amount of literature on different evidence-based actions that work well with pregnant women or lactating ...
Shantanu Sharma
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Infant Serum and Maternal Milk Vitamin B-12 Are Positively Correlated in Kenyan Infant-Mother Dyads at 1-6 Months Postpartum, Irrespective of Infant Feeding Practice. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundVitamin B-12 is an essential nutrient required for many functions including DNA synthesis, erythropoiesis, and brain development. If maternal milk vitamin B-12 concentrations are low, infants may face elevated risks of deficiency when ...
Achando, Beryl, Allen, Lindsay H, Chantry, Caroline J, Hampel, Daniela, Kiprotich, Marion, Lin, Audrie, Null, Clair A, Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh, Stewart, Christine P, Williams, Anne M   +9 more
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Role of Maternal Dietary Protein and Amino Acids on Fetal Programming, Early Neonatal Development, and Lactation in Swine

Animals, 2019
Maternal nutrition plays a vital role in fetal development, early development of neonates, and lactation and regulates the lifetime productivity of offspring.
Shihai Zhang, Jinghui Heng, Hanqing Song, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaofeng Lin, Min Tian, Fang Chen, Wutai Guan   +7 more
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