Maternal and child malnutrition – in all its forms, including undernutrition (underweight, wasting, and stunting), deficiencies of micronutrients, overweight, and obesity is one of the most pressing global challenges due to its consequences for survival, long-term association with chronic diseases, as well as its impacts on economic development and productivity at the individual and societal level. Scientific evidence is needed to quantify and document the short- and long-term causes and consequences of maternal and child malnutrition, as this will help to identify, implement, and focalize effective, equitable, and culturally sensitive interventions and policies.
This Research Topic will disseminate innovative research focused on the socioecological and epidemiological context of maternal and child nutrition, the impact of malnutrition on women's and children's health and developmental outcomes across their life span, and special attention on, approaches and interventions, and challenges to address these public health problems.
We are interested in a variety of article types, including:
• Studies characterizing the epidemiological context of maternal and child malnutrition in all its forms from all regions, or focused on any at-risk population group (i.e., ethnic/race minorities, minoritized gender minorities, etc.)
• Clinical, community-level, or macro-level interventions focused on optimizing maternal and child nutrition.
• Dietary, educational, and supplementation strategies for maternal and child malnutrition in all its forms.
• Program and economic evaluations of maternal and child nutrition interventions targeted at reducing any form of malnutrition.
• Studies focused on disseminating, implementing, and scaling maternal and child nutrition interventions in women and children.
• Qualitative studies exploring culturally sensitive maternal and child nutrition interventions that can inform innovations or improve implementation.
Maternal and child malnutrition – in all its forms, including undernutrition (underweight, wasting, and stunting), deficiencies of micronutrients, overweight, and obesity is one of the most pressing global challenges due to its consequences for survival, long-term association with chronic diseases, as well as its impacts on economic development and productivity at the individual and societal level. Scientific evidence is needed to quantify and document the short- and long-term causes and consequences of maternal and child malnutrition, as this will help to identify, implement, and focalize effective, equitable, and culturally sensitive interventions and policies.
This Research Topic will disseminate innovative research focused on the socioecological and epidemiological context of maternal and child nutrition, the impact of malnutrition on women's and children's health and developmental outcomes across their life span, and special attention on, approaches and interventions, and challenges to address these public health problems.
We are interested in a variety of article types, including:
• Studies characterizing the epidemiological context of maternal and child malnutrition in all its forms from all regions, or focused on any at-risk population group (i.e., ethnic/race minorities, minoritized gender minorities, etc.)
• Clinical, community-level, or macro-level interventions focused on optimizing maternal and child nutrition.
• Dietary, educational, and supplementation strategies for maternal and child malnutrition in all its forms.
• Program and economic evaluations of maternal and child nutrition interventions targeted at reducing any form of malnutrition.
• Studies focused on disseminating, implementing, and scaling maternal and child nutrition interventions in women and children.
• Qualitative studies exploring culturally sensitive maternal and child nutrition interventions that can inform innovations or improve implementation.
