'First 1000 days' health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: alignment of South African policies with high-quality evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In South Africa (SA), despite adoption of international strategies and approaches, maternal, neonatal and child (MNC) morbidity and mortality rates have not sufficiently declined.

Objectives

To conduct an umbrella review (UR) that identifies interventions in low- and middle-income countries, with a high-quality evidence base, that improve MNC morbidity and mortality outcomes within the first 1000 days of life; and to assess the incorporation of the evidence into local strategies, guidelines and documents.

Methods

We included publications about women and children in the first 1000 days of life; healthcare professionals and community members. Comparators were those who did not receive the intervention. Interventions were pharmacological and non-pharmacologica

SUBMITTER: English R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5533118 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature