Nutrition and obstructed labor

Konje, Justin C.; Ladipo, O. A.

doi:10.1093/ajcn/72.1.291s

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“…Poor nutritional status increases the risks for morbidity and mortality. For women, anemia is an underlying cause in approximately 20% of maternal deaths [13] and being underweight increases the chances of being stunted and that increases the risk for obstetric complications such as obstructed childbirth [14,15]. At a macro-level, malnourishment hinders work capacity and leads to further economic disadvantages.…”

Section: Consequences Of Undernutrition Across the Life Coursementioning

confidence: 99%

Nutrition for the Next Generation: Older Children and Adolescents

et al. 2018

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This paper reviews information on why the nutrition of older children (5–9 years) and adolescents (10–19 years) is important and the consequences that it can have over generations. Developing countries still face a high burden of undernutrition and anemia, while the burden of overweight and obesity is on the rise in both developing and developed countries. There are evidence-based interventions which can improve the nutritional status and these include interventions for a balanced and diverse diet and micronutrient supplementation, especially iron and multiple micronutrient supplementation where there is sufficient evidence to reduce anemia. There is mixed evidence for the effective strategies to prevent and control obesity and a dearth of evidence from developing countries. Adolescent pregnancy also poses greater challenges to the health of mother and child, and advocacy should be rampant to delay the age of marriage and pregnancy. Interventions targeted to improving the nutritional status among “pregnant adolescents” have shown improvement in birth weight and a reduction in low birth weight and preterm delivery. Traditional platforms including school-based and community-based approaches offer a mixed picture of effectiveness, but emerging avenues of mHealth and social media could also be channelized to reach this population. The population of this age group is on the rise globally, and failure to invest in improving the nutrition of older children and adolescents will further increase the number of dependents in coming generations and negatively influence the health of future generations and progress of nations.

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Section: Consequences Of Undernutrition Across the Life Coursementioning

confidence: 99%

Nutrition for the Next Generation: Older Children and Adolescents

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“…Early motherhood should be discouraged, and efforts are needed to improve nutrition during infancy, childhood, early adulthood, and pregnancy. Improving the access to and promoting the use of reproductive and contraceptive services will also help reduce the prevalence of this complication [Konje & Ladipo, 2000].…”

Section: Cephalopelvic Disproportionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determining Factors of Cesarean Delivery Trends in Developing Countries: Lessons from Point G National Hospital (Bamako - Mali)

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Sissoko³

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“…There is a substantial literature, reviewed elsewhere 6 , to show an association between cephalo-pelvic disproportion, as a cause of obstructed labour, and maternal height-which is linked to pelvic size. Maternal height reflects the nutritional status of individuals from childhood.…”

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pregnancy in adolescence may pose problems even without gross nutritional deficiencies because the bony pelvis may not yet have achieved its full dimensions. Different cut-off heights have been identified in different communities to highlight an increased risk of obstetric labour, the individual values reflecting genetic diversity 6 .…”

Section: Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%