Essential health sector actions to improve Maternal Nutrition in Africa

Type Report
Title Essential health sector actions to improve Maternal Nutrition in Africa
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2001
Publisher Regional Centre for Quality of Healthcare, Makerere University and LINKAGES
City Washington
Country/State DC
URL http://www.linkagesproject.org/media/publications/Technical Reports/EHSAfullpaper.pdf
Abstract
Malnutrition among women in Africa results in maternal and infant death and illness. Many women in Africa suffer from chronic energy deficiency, inadequate weight gain during pregnancy, and poor micronutrient status. Insufficient food intake, high-energy expenditure, micronutrient-deficient diets, infections, and the demands of pregnancy and lactation contribute to maternal malnutrition.

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