Health systems strengthening efforts help to improve the delivery of maternal nutrition interventions in antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India but gaps remain

Kachwaha, Shivani; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai; Avula, Rasmi; Young, Melissa F.; Menon, Purnima

doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa059_031

Health systems strengthening efforts help to improve the delivery of maternal nutrition interventions in antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India but gaps remain

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2020-07-01

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Kachwaha, Shivani; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai; Avula, Rasmi; Young, Melissa; Menon, Purnima; et al. 2020. Health systems strengthening efforts help to improve the delivery of maternal nutrition interventions in antenatal care in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India but gaps remain. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(Supplement 2): 1314. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa059_031

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Frontline workers (FLWs) deliver essential nutrition services to reduce maternal undernutrition in India, but coverage and quality remain sub-optimal. Alive & Thrive aimed to strengthen delivery of interpersonal counselling, community mobilization and micronutrient supplements through the government antenatal care (ANC) platform in UP. We studied pathways through which the nutrition-intensified ANC (I-ANC) was intended to impact FLWs capacity, knowledge, and service delivery, compared to standard ANC (S-ANC).