Environment, lifestyle, and female infertility

R Bala, V Singh, S Rajender, K Singh - Reproductive sciences, 2021 - Springer
Lifestyle factors, which include the practices we adopt in our daily life, have a significant role
in sha** our overall health. These lifestyle choices are mainly centered on personal …

Understanding the association between stunting and child development in low-and middle-income countries: Next steps for research and intervention

JM Perkins, R Kim, A Krishna, M McGovern… - Social Science & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Stunting, caused by experiences of chronic nutritional deprivation, affects approximately
25% of children under age five globally (ie, 156 million children). In this review, evidence of …

Estimation of total usual dietary intakes of pregnant women in the United States

RL Bailey, SG Pac, VL Fulgoni, KC Reidy… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nutrition during pregnancy is a critical dimension not only for women's health but
also for the lifelong health of the offspring. Very limited national data exist on the usual …

Maternal-focused interventions to improve infant growth and nutritional status in low-middle income countries: A systematic review of reviews

V von Salmuth, E Brennan, M Kerac, M McGrath… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months (< 6m) are a vulnerable
group at increased risk of mortality, morbidity, poor growth and sub-optimal development …

Impact of maternal obesity on the metabolism and bioavailability of polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy and breastfeeding

D Álvarez, Y Muñoz, M Ortiz, M Maliqueo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Prenatal and postnatal development are closely related to healthy maternal conditions that
allow for the provision of all nutritional requirements to the offspring. In this regard, an …

Prevalence and changes of anemia among young children and women in 47 low-and middle-income countries, 2000-2018

J Sun, H Wu, M Zhao, CG Magnussen, B ** - EClinicalMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Anemia remains a major public health issue, particularly for children and
women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the current prevalence and …

Trends in maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and its association with birth and maternal outcomes in California, 2007–2016: A retrospective cohort study

AWG Ratnasiri, HC Lee, S Lakshminrusimha, SS Parry… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective To determine recent trends in maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and
to quantify its association with birth and maternal outcomes. Methods A population-based …

Prenatal and postnatal household air pollution exposure and infant growth trajectories: evidence from a rural Ghanaian pregnancy cohort

E Boamah-Kaali, DW Jack… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The exposure–response association between prenatal and postnatal
household air pollution (HAP) and infant growth trajectories is unknown. Objectives: To …

Pregnant women in four low-middle income countries have a high prevalence of inadequate dietary intakes that are improved by dietary diversity

RL Lander, KM Hambidge, JE Westcott, G Tejeda… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Up-to-date dietary data are required to understand the diverse nutritional
challenges of pregnant women living in low-middle income countries (LMIC). To that end …

Adherence to iron-folic acid supplement and associated factors among antenatal care attending pregnant mothers in governmental health institutions of Adwa town …

TG Gebremichael, TG Welesamuel - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Iron-folic acid supplementation during pregnancy is among the very effective
interventions to prevent iron deficiency anemia, low birth weight, and prematurity. There is a …