Impact on birth weight and child growth of Participatory Learning and Action women’s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy

Findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 9 May 2018

• Country: Nepal
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Food and Nutrition, Health
• Authors: Saville, N.M., Shrestha, B.P., Style, S, Harris,-Fry, H, Beard, B.J., Sen, A

Abstract

Undernutrition during pregnancy leads to low birthweight, poor growth and inter-generational undernutrition. We did a non-blinded cluster-randomised controlled trial in the plains districts of Dhanusha and Mahottari, Nepal to assess the impact on birthweight and weight-for-age z-scores among children aged 0–16 months of community-based participatory learning and action (PLA) women’s groups, with and without food or cash transfers to pregnant women.

This research was supported by the Department for International Development’s Research to identify intervention for increasing low birth weight in South Asia (LBWSAT) Project

Citation

Saville NM, Shrestha BP, Style S, Harris-Fry H, Beard BJ, Sen A, et al. (2018) Impact on birth weight and child growth of Participatory Learning and Action women’s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy: Findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal. PLoS ONE 13(5) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194064

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Impact on birth weight and child growth of Participatory Learning and Action women’s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy: Findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal

Published 9 May 2018