Impact on birth weight and child growth of Participatory Learning and Action women바카라 사이트™s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy

Findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 6 June 2018

• Country: Nepal
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Food and Nutrition and Health
• First published: 9 May 2018
• Authors: Saville, N.M., Shrestha, B.P., Style, S, Harris,-Fry, H, Beard, B.J. and Sen, A

Abstract

Undernutrition during pregnancy leads to low birthweight, poor growth and inter-generational undernutrition. We did a non-blinded cluster-randomised controlled trial in the plains districts of Dhanusha and Mahottari, Nepal to assess the impact on birthweight and weight-for-age z-scores among children aged 0바카라 사이트“16 months of community-based participatory learning and action (PLA) women바카라 사이트™s groups, with and without food or cash transfers to pregnant women.

This research was supported by the Department for International Development바카라 사이트™s Research to identify intervention for increasing low birth weight in South Asia (LBWSAT) Project

Citation

Saville NM, Shrestha BP, Style S, Harris-Fry H, Beard BJ, Sen A, et al. (2018) Impact on birth weight and child growth of Participatory Learning and Action women바카라 사이트™s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy: Findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal. PLoS ONE 13(5) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194064

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Published 6 June 2018