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A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Early Pregnancy

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Title A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Early Pregnancy
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GHDK9D
 
Creator International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description This dataset is the result of the household/pregnant women (PW) survey that was conducted to gather data for the nested cohort part of the impact evaluation study of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions delivered through the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health (RMNCH) services in India. These include the provision of iron and folic acid (IFA) and calcium supplements, interpersonal counseling on diet during pregnancy and consumption of IFA and calcium, community mobilization, and adequate weight-gain monitoring during pregnancy.


A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices.
Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions:


1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program?


2) What factors affect the effective integration of maternal nutrition interventions into a well-established government ANC service delivery platform under the RMNCH program?


3) What are the impacts of the program on i) consumption of diversified foods and adequate intake of micronutrient, protein, and energy compared to recommended intake; ii) intake of IFA and calcium supplements during pregnancy; iii) weight gain monitoring; and iv) early initiation of breastfeeding.


As with the main impact evaluation, the nested cohort surveys used the same 26 blocks in Uttar Pradesh. Thirteen blocks from two districts (Kanpur Dehat and Unnao) were randomly allocated to receive intensified maternal nutrition interventions. Another 13 blocks from the same two districts were randomly allocated to the comparison groups. The survey took place between January and December 2019 by the team from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in collaboration with the survey firm, NEERMAN (Network for Engineering and Economics Research and Management).


The nested cohort surveys comprised 5 questionnaires: 1) Recruitment survey for PW in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2) Early pregnancy survey for PW in the first trimester of pregnancy, 3) Late pregnancy survey for PW in the third trimester of pregnancy, 4) Monthly tracking survey for PW between early and late pregnancy, and 5) Postnatal survey for recently delivered women
 
Subject Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences
household
pregnancy
perinatal period
nutrition
maternal and child health
anthropometry
developing countries
INDIA
SOUTH ASIA
ASIA
 
Language English
 
Date 2019
 
Contributor IFPRI-KM
Network for Engineering and Economics Research and Management (NEERMAN)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
FHI Solutions
Avula, Rasmi (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
Kachwaha, Shivani (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
Menon,Purnima (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
Nguyen, Phuong Hong (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
Tran, Lan Mai (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
 
Relation A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Late Pregnancy

A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Monthly Tracking

A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Postnatal

A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Recruitment
 
Type sample survey data (SSD)