Maternal Nutrition Archives

Bridging the gap: integrating nutrition into gender programmes in Northern Nigeria

April 11, 2016

A recent workshop held in Abuja, Nigeria, brought together 34 gender activists, from Nigerian NGOs and CSOs working at the federal level and in Northern states. Participants came from a range of backgrounds including health, education, agriculture, and rural and community development, to learn more about how evidence, including findings from the Operational Research and… Read more

Malnutrition, Maternal Nutrition, Nigeria, nutrition and gender, WINNN

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Fetal Health and NCDs

Helpdesk Report

June 14, 2011

This report gives an overview of the evidence about the relationship between gestational nutrition, and disposal to non communicable diseases. It notes that smaller size at birth appears to be more related to chronic disease when due to intrauterine growth rather than premature birth. Maternal and fetal nutrition are related to size at birth. The… Read more

Barker Hypothesis, Cancer, Diabetes, Fetal, Fetal Nutrition, Gestational Nutrition, Health, Heart Disease, Lifecourse Approach, Lung Disease, Maternal, Maternal Nutrition, NCDs, Non Communicable Diseases, Nutrition, Preterm, Risk

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