The impact of maternal diet fortification with lipid-based nutrient supplements on postpartum depression in rural Malawi: a randomised-controlled trial

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Stewart, Robert C ^a   Ashorn, Per ^b   Umar, Eric ^c   Dewey, Kathryn G ^d   Ashorn, Ulla ^b   Creed, Francis ^a   Rahman, Atif ^e   Tomenson, Barbara ^a   Prado, Elizabeth L ^d   Maleta, Ken ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

controlled trial; low income countries; maternal mental health; nutritional interventions; polyunsaturated fatty acids; pregnancy and nutrition; randomised

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; FAT INTAKE; IRON INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BODY MASS; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIET; FOLLOW UP; FORTIFIED FOOD; IRON INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MALAWI; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963877602     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12299     Document Type: Article

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