Household food insecurity associated with gestacional and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food insecurity (FI) occurs when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food. FI has been associated with negative effects on human health, including during the prenatal and neonatal periods. The objective of this study is to evaluate the consequences of FI for pregnant women's and newborns' health.

Methods

A literature search was performed with three independent researchers based on the PRISMA guidelines; the search covered the period of November 2008 to July 2019 and was conducted in the following databases: the US National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (PubMed), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus and OpenGrey. The terms and descriptors

SUBMITTER: Augusto ALP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164154 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature