Short-Term nutrition education reduces low birthweight and improves pregnancy outcomes among urban poor women in Bangladesh

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 414-421

  Jahan, Khurshid ^a,b   Roy, S K ^a   Mihrshahi, Seema ^f   Sultana, Nigar ^b   Khatoon, Soofia ^a   Roy, Hema ^b   Datta, Laboni Rani ^b   Roy, Anjana ^b   Jahan, Sania ^b   Khatun, Wajiha ^c   Nahar, Naimun ^d   Steele, Jessica ^e  

^a Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation   (Bangladesh)

^b National College of Home Economics   (Bangladesh)

^c Bangladesh Natl Nutrition Council   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^f Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Birthweight; Breastfeeding; Khichuri; Nutrition education; Pregnancy weight gain

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CATION; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

BANGLADESH;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84925545287     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651403500403     Document Type: Article

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