Critical research gaps in treating growth faltering in infants under 6 months: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: In 2020, 149.2 million children worldwide under 5 years suffered from stunting, and 45.4 million experienced wasting. Many infants are born already stunted, while others are at high risk for growth faltering early after birth. Growth faltering is linked to transgenerational impacts of poverty and marginalization. Few interventions address growth faltering in infants under 6 months, despite a likely increasing prevalence due to the negative global economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Breastfeeding is a critical intervention to alleviate malnutrition and improve child health outcomes, but rarely receives adequate attention in growth faltering interventions. A systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken to identify and evaluate interventions addressing growth faltering among inf

SUBMITTER: Tomori C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773941 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature