May 10, 2020 Breastfeeding Advocacy Toolkit The Collective developed this toolkit to advocate for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
May 10, 2020 Best Practice Paper: Micronutrient Fortification (Iron and Salt Iodization) In the Copenhagen Consensus, 2008, a group of world‐renowned economists ranked food fortification with iron and iodine as a top public health intervention priority for countries using benefit‐cost...
May 10, 2020 Behavioral Change Strategies for Improving Complementary Feeding and Breastfeeding The present publication provides recommendations to create and strengthen behavioral change strategies for improving complementary feeding and breastfeeding
May 10, 2020 Barriers and enablers for iron folic acid (IFA) supplementation in pregnant women This paper reviews and summarizes the barriers and enablers for improved coverage and utilization of iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements by pregnant women in 7 countries in Africa and Asia.
May 10, 2020 Association between knowledge and compliance of taking iron/folic acid supplements during pregnancy This analysis aimed to examine the extent to which improved knowledge of Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation is associated with women’s compliance with taking a minimum of 90 IFA tablets during
May 10, 2020 Association between adherence to iron intake and anaemia prevalence among women in Cambodia and India: New evidence from recent Global Demographic and Health Surveys The objective of this paper was to study the intake of iron and folic acid in relation to anaemia prevalence in India and Cambodia.
May 10, 2020 Applying international guidelines for calcium supplementation to prevent pre-eclampsia: simulation of recommended dosages suggests risk of excess intake in Ethiopia The purpose of this simulation was to study the impact of calcium supplementation during pregnancy to prevent pre-eclampsia.
May 10, 2020 Advancing Neural Tube Defect Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries through Improved Folate Status in Women of Reproductive Age- Proceedings from the Technical Consultation: Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention This document is a summary of findings and recommendations from the technical consultation entitled: “Folate Status in Women and Neural Tube Defect Prevention”.
May 10, 2020 A simplified regimen compared with WHO guidelines decreases antenatal calcium supplement intake for prevention of preeclampsia in a cluster-randomized noninferiority trial in Rural Kenya This study aimed to test whether a simplified supplementation regimen would improve adherence to antenatal calcium supplements in women in rural Kenya.
Field Stories April 21, 2020 Midwife in Nigeria uses nutrition knowledge to help women have safer, healthier pregnancies Rita Momoh is a nurse-midwife at a hospital in Abuja, Nigeria. With 15 years of experience and two children of her own, she understands the struggles facing pregnant women in the country.
