Household Food Insecurity during Pregnancy as a Predictor of Anthropometric Indices Failures in Infants Aged Less than Six Months: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study.

Karim KarbinFatemeh KhorramrouzEhsan Mosa FarkhaniSayyed Reza SobhaniNegin MosalmanzadehZahra ShahriariGolnaz Ranjbar

Published in: Public health nutrition (2021)

Household food insecurity during pregnancy is a risk factor for stunting in infants aged less than six months. Therefore, national nutrition programs could considerably support women in food-insecure households during and before pregnancy.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
polycystic ovary syndrome
physical activity
body composition
public health
quality improvement
preterm birth
pregnant women
type diabetes