Anemia remains a critical maternal nutrition issue in low- and middle-income countries. Literature search, formative research and baseline surveys, informed the design of interventions to improve adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India.

This paper answers research questions on screening and management of severe thinness in pregnancy, approaches that may potentially work in India, and what more is needed for implementing these approaches at scale.

This study conducted surveys in Uttar Pradesh, India, to examine food prices and consumption patterns.

The brief highlights key factors to scale up IYCF with impact based on a review of lessons learned from the A&T initiative and other successful global nutrition programs.

The brief describes missed opportunities in India’s Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) programs and presents options to bridge the maternal nutrition gap in India.