Nutrition Interventions for Maternal and Child Health and Survival

by Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.

• ISBN13: 9780195473605
• ISBN10: 0195473604
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Maternal and child under nutrition accounts for almost a third of all under 5 deaths globally and a large proportion of the long term disabilities and consequences. Much of the global burden of undernutrition exists in relatively few countries in Asia and Africa and is associated with poverty, high burden of disease and socio-cultural factors affecting dietary intake. Over the last few years rising food prices, global economic crisis and climate change have also emerged as major contributors to the burden of food insecurity and undernutrition. This is a compilation of articles reviewing the evidence base for maternal and child undernutrition and is intended for scholars and researchers interested in assessing the scientific basis for recommendations as well as gaps for further research. The chapters review some of the most important areas for interventions such as maternal undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, breastfeeding and complementary feeding as well as specific interventions related to key nutrients such as iodine, vitamin A, zinc and multiple micronutrients. In addition, large scale nutrition programs as well as financial support strategies are reviewed.

Author Biography

Dr Zulfiqar A. Bhutta is Husein Laljee Dewraj Professor and Head of Maternal and Child Health, Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. He also holds adjunct professorships in International Health & Family and Community Medicine at the departments of International Health at the Boston University and Tufts University (Boston) respectively. He was designated a Distinguished National Professor of the Government of Pakistan in 2007.

Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. Multiple Micronutrient Fortification
Kawsari Abdullah, Tahmeed Ahmed, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Mustafa Mahfuz, Stacy Grau, Alejandro Cravioto, and David Sack
2. Efficacy and Effectiveness of Micronutrient Powder on Childhood Anemia and Growth
Tahmeed Ahmed, Kawsari Abdullah, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Mustafa Mahfuz, Alejandro Cravioto, and David Sack
3. Multiple Micronutrient Supplementations for Women during Pregnancy
Batool A. Haider and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
4. Impact of Balanced Protein-Energy Supplementation on Pregnancy Weight Gain and Birth Weight
A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mustafa Mahfuz, Kawsari Abdullah, Alejandro Cravioto
5. Iodine Supplementation during Pregnancy and Childhood
Sarah Tehseen, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Batool A. Haider, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
6. Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Complementary Feeding Interventions in Developing Countries
Kathryn G. Dewey and Seth Adu-Afarwuah
7. Systematic Review of Management of Childhood Severe Malnutrition
Tahmeed Ahmed, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Mustafa Mahfuz, Kawsari Abdullah, Alejandro Cravioto, and David Sack
8. Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Vitamin A Supplementation on Infant and Childhood Morbidity and Mortality: A Systematic Review
Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Batool A. Haider, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
9. The Effect of Zinc Supplementation in Children on Linear Growth: A Meta-Analysis
Aamer Imdad, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
10. Effect of Breastfeeding Promotion Strategies on Infant Growth
Shamlan M. Sheikh, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
11. Impact of Dietary and Fiscal Support Programmes on the Nutritional Status of Women and Children
Aatekah Owais and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
12. Deworming and Use of Helminthics during Pregnancy
Batool A. Haider, Quratulain Humayun, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
13. Effect of Hand Washing Interventions to Reduce Childhood Diarrhoea: A Systematic Review
Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmed, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Stacy Grau, Kawsari Abdullah, and Alejandro Cravioto
14. Impact of School Feeding Programmes on Growth of Children-A Systematic Review
Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmed, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Kawsari Abdullah, and Alejandro Cravioto
15. Large Scale Nutrition Programmes
Tahmeed Ahmed, A.M. Shamsir Ahmed, Sabuktagin Rahman, Mustafa Mahfuz, and Alejandro Cravioto
16. Impact of Dietary and Fiscal Support Programmes on the Nutritional Status of Women and Children
Aatekah Owais and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Index