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maternal, neonatal, and child health
Also known as: MCH, maternal, neonatal, and child health, maternal and child health
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a synthesis of dietary quality metrics and their validity for the double ... research.manchester.ac.uk 4 facts
claimNo dietary metrics identified in the systematic review addressed both maternal and child health (MCH) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) together.
claimNone of the dietary metrics reviewed had been validated against both maternal and child health (MCH) and non-communicable disease (NCD) outcomes.
claimThe remaining non-communicable disease (NCD) dietary metrics and all maternal and child health (MCH) dietary metrics were not convincingly validated against MCH or NCD health outcomes.
measurementA systematic search of PubMed identified seven dietary metrics aiming to address maternal and child health (MCH) and 12 dietary metrics aiming to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
a synthesis of dietary quality metrics and their validity for ... - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 3 facts
measurementThe study identified seven dietary metrics aiming to address maternal and child health (MCH) and 12 dietary metrics aiming to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with no dietary metrics addressing both simultaneously.
referenceThe authors of the study 'Defining diet quality: a synthesis of dietary quality metrics and their validity for the double burden of malnutrition' reviewed available global dietary quality metrics and evidence for their validity to assess maternal and child health (MCH) and non-communicable disease (NCD) outcomes, both separately and together.
claimThe double burden of malnutrition includes both diet-related maternal and child health (MCH) issues and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Jan 12, 2022 2 facts
claimNo single dietary metric was found to be applicable for both maternal and child health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), leading authors to express a need for novel metrics covering both areas.
measurementA synthesis of dietary quality metrics for validating the double burden of malnutrition identified 19 dietary metrics, including 7 related to maternal and child health and 12 developed for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Escalation in the Middle East | MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES msf-me.org 3 days ago 1 fact
claimMédecins Sans Frontières provides primary healthcare, emergency care, surgical care, maternal and child health, treatment of malnutrition, and mental health and psychiatric care in Yemen, while maintaining trained response teams across six governorates ready to respond to mass casualty incidents, disease outbreaks, and peaks of malnutrition.
Defining diet quality: a synthesis of dietary quality metrics ... thelancet.com 1 fact
claimV Miller's 2020 study aimed to review available global dietary quality metrics and the evidence for their validity in assessing maternal and child health (MCH) and non-communicable diseases (NCD).
Analysis of study Global Burden of Disease in 2021 - Frontiers frontiersin.org Jan 14, 2025 1 fact
referenceChristian et al. published 'Nutrition and maternal, neonatal, and child health' in Seminars in Perinatology in 2015.