Maternal and Child Nutrition

Papers
(The TQCC of Maternal and Child Nutrition is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Adaptation of the Remote Food Photography Method to Assess Infant Intake During Bottle‐Feeding of Ready‐to‐Feed Formula54
Co‐coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions shows wide inequalities and is associated with child nutritional outcomes in Ethiopia (2005–2019)50
Scaling up breastfeeding in England through the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative (BBF)48
Corrigendum to Accessing local support online: Mothers' experiences of local Breastfeeding Support Facebook groups47
Predictors of prediabetes/diabetes and hypertension in Ethiopia: Reanalysis of the 2015 NCD STEPS survey using causal path diagrams42
Factors Associated With Prelacteal Feeding of Commercial Milk Formula: An Analysis of Cohort Data From the BADUTA Study in Indonesia42
Nutrition and nurture in infancy and childhood: Bio‐Cultural perspectives A 3 day conference36
Quality of low‐carbohydrate diets among Australian post‐partum women: Cross‐sectional analysis of a national population‐based cohort study32
Responsive feeding practices among Arabic and Mongolian speaking migrant mothers in Australia: A qualitative study32
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Collateral benefits from a school‐readiness intervention on breastfeeding: A cross‐domain impact evaluation27
Impact of a Homestead Food Production program on poultry rearing and egg consumption: A cluster‐randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh27
Micronutrient Powders Combined With Malaria Chemoprevention to Improve Anaemia and Cognitive Function in Early Childhood in Mali: A Cluster‐Randomised Trial26
Never‐breastfed children face a higher risk of suboptimal cognition at 2 years of corrected age: A multinational cohort of very preterm children25
Predictive factors of exclusive breastfeeding attrition at Week 6 post‐partum among mothers of preterm infants based on the theory of planned behaviour25
Reliability of anthropometric measurements of a digi‐board in comparison to an analog height board in Namibian children under 5 years25
Diet quality during pregnancy and its association with social factors: 3D Cohort Study (Design, Develop, Discover)24
Improving Adolescent Health and Nutrition in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The Time to Act Is Now22
What works to protect, promote and support breastfeeding on a large scale: A review of reviews21
Burden and contributing factors to overweight and obesity in young adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia20
Feeding Practices Used by Australian Parents of Young Children Living With Food Insecurity and Household Chaos20
Anaemia in Indians aged 10–19 years: Prevalence, burden and associated factors at national and regional levels20
Enteral micronutrient supplementation and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm or low birth weight infants: A systematic review and meta‐analysis20
Individual‐Level Drivers of Food Choices and Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Urban West Africa: Evidence From Accra, Ghana18
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Gestational weight trajectory and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study18
Influence of the Suchana intervention on exclusive breastfeeding and stunting among children aged under 6 months in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh18
Nutrition in a lifecourse perspective: From molecular aspects to public health approaches17
Availability of national policies, programmes, and survey‐based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia17
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Overpromoted and underregulated: National binding legal measures related to commercially produced complementary foods in seven Southeast Asian countries are not fully aligned with available guidance17
A national survey of iodine nutrition in children aged 3–6 years in China and its relationship with children's physical growth16
Approach to Complementary Feeding and Infant Language Use: An Observational Study16
Rethinking Growth Monitoring and Promotion in the Era of Universal Health Coverage: Qualitative Assessment of Programme Delivery Challenges in Ethiopia15
Diets, fruit and vegetables consumption, and nutritional status in Benin: A scoping review15
Child play and caregiver support to promote convalescence following severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe: The Tamba‐SAM pilot study15
Content analysis of breast milk substitutes marketing on Chinese e‐commerce platforms15
Association between low maternal serum aflatoxin B1 exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Mombasa, Kenya, 2017–2019: A nested matched case–control study15
The Association Between Exclusive Breastfeeding and Diarrhoea Morbidity in Infants Aged 0–6 Months: A Rapid Review and Meta‐Analysis15
Nutritional status of school‐age children (5–19 years) in South Asia: A scoping review15
Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences15
Institutional Capacity and Practices for Maternal Anemia in China14
War exposure and changes in eating behaviours in Ukrainian school‐aged children: A cross‐sectional online survey14
Trends of Large for Gestational Age and Macrosomia and Their Mediating Effect on the Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Obstetric Hemorrhage14
Associations between breastfeeding duration and adherence to complementary feeding recommendations in Scotland14
Changing maternal, infant and young child nutrition practices through social and behaviour change interventions implemented at scale: Lessons learned from Alive & Thrive14
Household food and water insecurity and its association with diarrhoea, respiratory illness, and stunting in Ecuadorian children under 5 years14
Magnitude, trends and drivers of the coexistence of maternal overweight/obesity and childhood undernutrition in Ethiopia: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys (2005–2016)13
Impact of Suaahara , an integrated nutrition programme, on maternal and child nutrition at scale in Nepal13
Impact of Suaahara , an at‐scale multisectoral nutrition programme, on health workers' maternal and child health, and nutrition knowledge and skills in N13
Trends and disparities in breastfeeding initiation in France between 2010 and 2016: Results from the French National Perinatal Surveys13
Infant Feeding Practices in Ethiopia: Birth Cohort Study in Five Regions13
Assessing the impact of a statewide effort to improve breastfeeding rates: A RE‐AIM evaluation of CHAMPS in Mississippi13
Diet, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Nutritional Status in Fiji: A Scoping Review13
Serum Folate Concentration Corresponding to the Red Blood Cell Folate Threshold for Increased Risk of Neural Tube Defects Among Ethiopian Women of Reproductive Age13
Characterization of Complementary Feeding of Preterm Infants: Kangaroo Care Method Versus Conventional Care13
Consumption of Selected Healthy and Unhealthy Food Groups and Associations With Nutritional Status Among Children 2–5 Years of Age in Northern Ghana13
A conceptual framework of urban food security and nutrition in low‐ and middle‐income country settings applied to the Asia‐Pacific region12
Food pattern modeling to inform global guidance on complementary feeding of infants12
Adolescent pregnancy is associated with child undernutrition: Systematic review and meta‐analysis12
Efficacy of Breast Crawling on Breastfeeding Outcomes, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Anxiety Status After Term Vaginal Birth: A Randomized Controlled Trial12
Burden and risk factors for relapse following successful treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in young children: Secondary analysis from a randomised trial in Niger12
Association of Mediterranean diet adherence during pregnancy with maternal and neonatal lipid, glycemic and inflammatory markers: The GESTAFIT project12
Assessment of Women's Discretionary Salt Intake and Household Salt Utilization in Preparation for a Salt Fortification Trial in Oromia Region, Ethiopia12
The advancement of Ethiopia's salt iodization programme—The success story of the central iodized facilities12
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Storytelling for persuasion: Insights from community health workers on how they engage family members to improve adoption of recommended maternal nutrition and breastfeeding behaviours in rural Bangla11
Maternal mental health is associated with children's frequency of family meals at 12 and 24 months of age11
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Maternal serum unmetabolized folic acid concentration following multivitamin and mineral supplementation with or without folic acid after 12 weeks gestation: A randomized controlled trial11
High consumption of unhealthy commercial foods and beverages tracks across the complementary feeding period in rural/peri‐urban Cambodia11
Complementary feeding and food‐group level inequality among Ethiopian children 6–23 months of age (2011–2019)11
Perinatal support for breastfeeding using mHealth: A mixed methods feasibility study of the My Baby Now app11
Multiple modifiable maternal, household and health service factors are associated with maternal nutrition and early breastfeeding practices in Burkina Faso11
Characteristics of infant formula consumed in the first months of life and allergy in the EDEN mother–child cohort11
Utilization patterns, outcomes and costs of a simplified acute malnutrition treatment programme in Burkina Faso11
Social and economic factors influencing intrahousehold food allocation and egg consumption of children in Kaduna State, Nigeria11
Diet Quality Among Older Adolescent Boys and Girls in the Southeast Asia Region11
Strengthening nutrition policy and service delivery: Lessons learned from a six‐country assessment of Alive and Thrive's technical assistance11
Prevalence of severe and moderate anthropometric failure among children in India, 1993–202111
Considerations for assessment of measurement quality of mid‐upper arm circumference data in anthropometric surveys and mass nutritional screenings conducted in humanitarian and refugee settings11
Availability of donor milk improves enteral feeding but has limited effect on body growth of infants with very‐low birthweight: Data from a historic cohort study10
Malnutrition matters: Association of stunting and underweight with early childhood development indicators in Nepal10
Urban nutrition situation in the slums of three cities in Asia during the COVID‐19 pandemic10
Women's views and experiences of breastfeeding during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A systematic review of qualitative evidence10
Food environment around schools and adolescent consumption of unhealthy foods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia10
Maternal Experiences and Perspectives of Marketing and Regulation of Commercial Milk Formula in Thailand: A Qualitative Study10
Empowering Global Health Systems to Protect, Promote and Support Optimal Breastfeeding10
Human milk‐sharing practices and infant‐feeding behaviours: A comparison of donors and recipients10
Effects of exposure to multiple metallic elements in the first trimester of pregnancy on the risk of preterm birth10
The usefulness of nutrition and health videos displayed on mobile phones in rural Uganda: Experiences of community health workers and mothers10
Effect of integrated nutrition‐sensitive and nutrition‐specific intervention package on maternal malnutrition among pregnant women in Rwanda10
Increased food crop diversification and gathering of wild plants associated with women's dietary diversity in Chad10
Probiotics for preventing and treating infant regurgitation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis10
Text messages to improve young child diets: Results from a cluster‐randomized controlled trial in Kanchanpur, Nepal10
Supplementary feeding and infection control in pregnant adolescents—A secondary analysis of a randomized trial among malnourished women in Sierra Leone10
Concurrent wasting and stunting among under‐five children in the context of Ethiopia: A generalised mixed‐effects modelling9
Overview: Existing Context and the Need to Generate Evidence of the Impact of Large‐Scale Food Fortification on the Prevalence of Anemia9
The economic costs of a multisectoral nutrition programme implemented through a credit platform in Bangladesh9
Bringing Child Health Closer to Families: Lessons From a Family MUAC Intervention in Urban and Rural South Africa9
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Assessing Readiness for Change: A Baseline Situational Analysis of Breastfeeding Support Within Acute and Community Healthcare Settings in the Republic of Ireland9
Acceptability of 11 fortified balanced energy‐protein supplements for pregnant women in Nepal9
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Determinants of Infant Growth in a Birth Cohort in the Nepal Plains9
Household food security and dietary diversity in south‐eastern Nigeria9
Predicting preschool children's emotional eating: The role of parents' emotional eating, feeding practices and child temperament9
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Trajectories of Dietary Energy, Macro and Micronutrient Intake From the Third Trimester of Pregnancy to 8.5 Months Postpartum Among Brazilian Women: The Mothers, Infants and Lactation Quality Study9
Understanding the Evidence Gaps: Diets and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Across Five Diverse Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries8
Exploring factors affecting adherence to multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in Cambodia: A qualitative analysis8
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Breastfeeding and Water Security8
Observations of feeding practices of US parents of young children with Down syndrome8
Strategies elementary school children use to influence mothers' food purchasing decisions8
The role of breastfeeding promotion in German hospitals for exclusive breastfeeding duration8
Exploring the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), early adequate feeding and access to health care on urban–rural disparities of child malnutrition in China8
Mothers' and fathers' experiences of breastfeeding and returning to paid work after birth: A mixed‐method study8
A Cross‐Sectional Association Between Serum Aflatoxin and Micronutrient Status Among Children Aged 6–24 Months in Rural Tanzania8
Deteriorating complementary feeding practices and dietary quality in Jordan: Trends and challenges8
Infant growth by INTERGROWTH‐21st and Fenton Growth Charts: Predicting 1‐year anthropometry in South African preterm infants8
Head Circumference Versus Length and Weight Deficits up to 2 Years of Age in Bangladesh8
Predicting the Consumption of Iron‐Rich Foods During Pregnancy in Senegal: A Path Analysis8
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Effect of Early‐Life Lipid‐Based Nutrient Supplement and Home Environment on Autonomic Nervous System Regulation at 9–11 Years: A Follow‐Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial8
Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron‐containing supplementation coverage: Insights from a mixed‐methods study7
Enablers and Barriers to Implementing Early Childhood Development Assessment and Nutrition Interventions in Community Settings: Qualitative Case Study From Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia7
Receiving screened donor human milk as part of a community‐based lactation support programme reduces parental symptoms of anxiety and depression7
Association between prenatal provision of lipid‐based nutrient supplements and caesarean delivery: Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Malawi7
Household food insecurity and symptoms of anxiety and depression during pregnancy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis7
Correlates of internalizing and externalizing problems among school‐going young adolescents in Sub‐Saharan Africa7
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Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition to Normal Nutritional Status and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North‐East Ethiopia7
Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status Among Children, Adolescents and Adults in the Philippines: A Scoping Review7
Association between asymptomatic infections and linear growth in 18–24‐month‐old Malawian children7
The seasonal relationships between household dietary diversity and child growth in a rural Timor‐Leste community7
Interventions to support the re‐establishment of breastfeeding and their application in humanitarian settings: A systematic review7
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and behavioural problems at 4 years of age7
Becoming breastfeeding friendly in Great Britain—Does implementation science work?7
‘The second mother’: How the baby food industry captures science, health professions and civil society in France7
The influence of household structure and composition on the introduction of solid, semisolid and soft foods among children aged 6–8 months: An analysis based on Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys7
Perinatal intervention strategies providing food with micronutrients to pregnant and breastfeeding women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A scoping review7
Understanding factors associated with rural‐urban disparities of stunting among under‐five children in Rwanda: A decomposition analysis approach7
Formative Research for the Development and Implementation of a Smartphone Application to Report Breaches to the International Code of Marketing of Breast‐Milk Substitutes in Mexico7
Dietary diversity and nutrient adequacy among women in Bosomtwe District, Ghana7
The Use of Home Fortification Products in Humanitarian Settings: A Scoping Review7
Adolescent health and well‐being in sub‐Saharan Africa: Strengthening knowledge base and research capacity through a collaborative multi‐country school‐based study7
Anthropometric deficits and the associated risk of death by age and sex in children aged 6–59 months: A meta‐analysis7
Parent‐Reported Feeding Practices Associated With Children's Observed Willingness‐to‐Try‐New‐Foods in Childcare7
Restricting diet for perceived health benefit: A mixed‐methods exploration of peripartum food taboos in rural Cambodia7
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Supporting Breastmilk Feeding for Infants in Foster Care: A Scoping Review6
Establishment of cross‐cradle hold technique combined with intensive breastfeeding counselling positively impacts the weight gain rate in early infancy6
Benchmarking the nutrient composition and labelling practices of commercially produced ready‐to‐eat purées and meals for older infants and young children across seven Southeast Asian countries6
A multi‐sectoral community development intervention has a positive impact on diet quality and growth in school‐age children in rural Nepal6
Understanding maternal food choice for preschool children across urban–rural settings in Vietnam6
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Distance From Treatment Is Associated With Poorer Admission Status and Worse Outcomes Among Acutely Malnourished Children6
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Support or Interference: Relational Influences on Mother's Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Ghana6
Small area variations in low birth weight and small size of births in India6
Parental engagement with complementary feeding information in the United Kingdom: A qualitative evidence synthesis6
Identifying Parental Feeding Patterns in a Spanish Sample of Toddlers Using a Latent Class Analysis6
Infant feeding policies and monitoring systems: A qualitative study of European Countries6
Gearing to success with national breastfeeding programmes: The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative experience6
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The relationships between optimal infant feeding practices and child development and attained height at age 2 years and 6–7 years5
Why have a bottle when you can have draught? Exploring bottle refusal by breastfed babies5
Does planning to mixed feed undermine breastfeeding?5
Strengthening implementation of integrated care for small and nutritionally at‐risk infants under six months and their mothers: Pre‐trial feasibility study5
Diets of infants and young children in two counties of Kenya: Key drivers and barriers to improvement5
Health first, convenience second: Caregiver perspectives of commercially produced complementary foods in five Southeast Asian capital cities5
Process of developing models of maternal nutrition interventions integrated into antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India5
Drivers of change in weight‐for‐height among children under 5 years of age in Ethiopia: Risk factors and data gaps to identify risk factors5
Formulation and acceptability of local nutrient‐dense foods for young children: A formative study for the Child Health, Agriculture and Integrated Nutrition (CHAIN) Trial in rural Zimbabwe5
The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its correlates vary by trimester and hemoglobin assessment method in Eastern Maharashtra, India5
Maternal and child nutrition must be at the heart of the climate change agendas5
Motivators for Adherence and Drivers of Taboo‐Breaking Behaviour Regarding Food Taboos Among Rural Pregnant Women in Bangladesh: Findings From Formative Research5
Prioritizing nurturing care at the municipal and district level with the Brazilian Early Childhood Friendly Municipal Index (IMAPI)5
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Women's empowerment, children's nutritional status, and the mediating role of household headship structure: Evidence from sub‐Saharan Africa5
Evaluating the coverage and quality of nutrition programs via a bottom‐up approach: A secondary analysis of real‐time data from an end‐user monitoring system in Ethiopia5
A Content Analysis of Digital Marketing Strategies of Formula Companies and Influencers to Promote Commercial Milk Formula in Hong Kong5
Corrigendum to “Perinatal care and breastfeeding education during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Perspectives from Kenyan mothers and healthcare workers”5
Vegan/vegetarian diet and human milk donation: An EMBA survey across European milk banks5
Effects of short birth interval on child malnutrition in the Asia‐Pacific region: Evidence from a systematic review and meta‐analysis5
Content Analysis of Austrian Print and Online Newspaper Coverage of Breastfeeding Over Two Decades5
Feasibility of delivering vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming through routine community health services in Siaya County, Kenya: A cross‐sectional study5
Individual‐level drivers of dietary behaviour in adolescents and women through the reproductive life course in urban Ghana: A Photovoice study5
Validation of maternal report of nutrition‐related interventions and counselling during antenatal care in southern Nepal5
Characteristics and treatment outcomes of malnutrition among infants aged less than 6 months in North–East Nigeria (2019–2022)5
Adolescent pregnancy, maternal and child anaemia: Empirical analysis from India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria5
Risk factors for self‐reported insufficient milk during the first 6 months of life: A systematic review5
Reaching Priority Populations When Scaling Up: A Qualitative Study of Practitioners' Experiences of Implementing Early Childhood Health Interventions in Victoria, Australia5
Food purchase diversity is associated with market food diversity and diets of children and their mothers but not fathers in rural Tanzania: Results from the EFFECTS baseline survey5
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Behaviour change communication for child feeding in social assistance: A scoping review and expert consultation5
Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating during post‐partum among non‐Hispanic Black mothers5
Engaging men in maternal, infant and young child nutrition in rural Tanzania: Outcomes from a cluster randomized control trial and qualitative study5
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