Perinatal intervention strategies providing food with micronutrients to pregnant and breastfeeding women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A scoping review

• Main Authors: Christine M. McDonald (Author), K. Ryan Wessells (Author), Christine P. Stewart (Author), Kathryn G. Dewey (Author), Saskia dePee (Author), Ritu Rana (Author), Hajra Hafeez‐ur‐Rehman (Author), Martin N. Mwangi (Author), Sonja Y. Hess (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract In resource‐constrained settings, pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBW/G) are particularly vulnerable to undernutrition. Micronutrient‐fortified balanced energy protein (BEP) supplementation may be provided to boost maternal nutritional status and improve birth and infant outcome...