Maternal-focused interventions to improve infant growth and nutritional status in low-middle income countries: A systematic review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Small and nutritionally at-risk infants under 6 months (<6m) are a vulnerable group at increased risk of mortality, morbidity, poor growth and sub-optimal development. Current national and international (World Health Organization) management guidelines focus mainly on infants' needs, yet growing evidence suggests that maternal factors also influence infant outcomes. We aimed to inform future guidelines by exploring the impacts of maternal-focused interventions on infant feeding and growth.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of reviews published since 2008 (PROSPERO, register number CRD 42019141724). We explored five databases and a wide variety of maternal-focused interventions based in low- and middle-income countries. Infant outcomes of interest included a

SUBMITTER: von Salmuth V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372927 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature