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Maternal hemoglobin concentrations across pregnancy and maternal and child health: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Young, Melissa F., Oaks, Brietta M., Tandon, Sonia, Martorell, Reynaldo, Dewey, Kathryn G., Wendt, Amanda S.

“…Maternal anemia is a well‐recognized global health problem; however, there remain questions on specific hemoglobin (Hb) thresholds that predict health risk or…”
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Maternal anaemia and risk of mortality: a call for action by Young, Melissa F

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Patterns of Stunting and Wasting: Potential Explanatory Factors by Martorell, Reynaldo, Young, Melissa F.

“…We investigated the causes of stunting and wasting using nationally representative data on preschool children from India (2005–2006, N = 41,306) and Guatemala…”
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Accelerating action to reduce anemia: Review of causes and risk factors and related data needs by Hess, Sonja Y., Owais, Aatekah, Jefferds, Maria Elena D., Young, Melissa F., Cahill, Andrew, Rogers, Lisa M.

“…Anemia is a major public health concern. Young children, menstruating adolescent girls and women, and pregnant women are among the most vulnerable. Anemia is…”
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Non-invasive hemoglobin measurement devices require refinement to match diagnostic performance with their high level of usability and acceptability by Young, Melissa F, Raines, Kelley, Jameel, Farhad, Sidi, Manal, Oliveira-Streiff, Shaiana, Nwajei, Paula, McGlamry, Katherine, Ou, Jiangda, Oladele, Alawode, Suchdev, Parminder S

“…Anemia remains an important global health problem. Inexpensive, accurate, and noninvasive solutions are needed to monitor and evaluate anemia in…”
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Access to food markets, household wealth and child nutrition in rural Cambodia: Findings from nationally representative data by Duong, Cam, Patel, Shivani, Nguyen-Viet, Hung, Chea, Rortana, Dang, Sinh, Tum, Sothyra, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Young, Melissa F

“…Access to informal fresh food markets plays a vital role in household food security and dietary quality in transitioning rural economies. However, it is not…”
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Effectiveness evaluation of the food fortification program of Costa Rica: impact on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin concentrations in women and children by Martorell, Reynaldo, Ascencio, Melany, Tacsan, Luis, Alfaro, Thelma, Young, Melissa F, Addo, O Yaw, Dary, Omar, Flores-Ayala, Rafael

“…Background: Food fortification is one approach for addressing anemia, but information on program effectiveness is limited.Objective: We evaluated the impact of…”
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Role of maternal preconception nutrition on offspring growth and risk of stunting across the first 1000 days in Vietnam: A prospective cohort study by Young, Melissa F, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Gonzalez Casanova, Ines, Addo, O Yaw, Tran, Lan Mai, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Growing evidence supports the role of preconception maternal nutritional status (PMNS) on birth outcomes; however, evidence of relationships with child growth…”
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Home environment and nutritional status mitigate the wealth gap in child development: a longitudinal study in Vietnam by Tran, Lan Mai, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Young, Melissa F, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Alderman, Harold

“…Inequity in child development is found at early age, but limited evidence exists on whether these gaps change over time and what are the mediators. We aim to…”
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The relationships between optimal infant feeding practices and child development and attained height at age 2 years and 6–7 years by Tran, Lan Mai, Nguyen, Phuong H., Young, Melissa F., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Limited evidence exists on the long‐term effects of early feeding practices on child growth and development. We examined the relationships between infant…”
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Maternal low and high hemoglobin concentrations and associations with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes: an updated global systematic review and meta-analysis by Young, Melissa F, Oaks, Brietta M, Rogers, Hannah Paige, Tandon, Sonia, Martorell, Reynaldo, Dewey, Kathryn G, Wendt, Amanda S

“…Growing evidence suggests low and high maternal hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations may have adverse consequences for maternal and child health. There remain…”
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Food Environments, Food Security, and Household Food Availability of Circular Migrant Families: A Mixed-Methods Study Among Brick Kiln Laborers in Bihar, India by Roshania, Reshma P., Webb-Girard, Amy, Das, Aritra, Giri, Rakesh, Mala, G. Sai, Srikantiah, Sridhar, Young, Melissa F., Mahapatra, Tanmay, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Background: Circular migration is the dominant pattern of movement in India and is a livelihood strategy used by many food insecure rural households. Repeated…”
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Understanding how food safety risk perception influences dietary decision making among women in Phenom Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a qualitative study by Brown, Sydney Morgan, Nguyen-Viet, Hung, Grace, Delia, Ty, Chhay, Samkol, Pok, Sokchea, Huy, Pov, Son, Young, Melissa F

“…ObjectivesTo determine women’s perception of the risk of food safety and how it relates to diet, health and decision making as part of formative research for a…”
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Comparing hemoglobin distributions between population-based surveys matched by country and time by Hruschka, Daniel J, Williams, Anne M, Mei, Zuguo, Leidman, Eva, Suchdev, Parminder S, Young, Melissa F, Namaste, Sorrel

“…Valid measurement of hemoglobin is important for tracking and targeting interventions. This study compares hemoglobin distributions between surveys matched by…”
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A mixed-methods study of pesticide exposures in Breastmilk and Community & Lactating Women's perspectives from Haryana, India by Mehta, Rukshan V, Sreenivasa, M A, Mathew, Mathen, Girard, Amy Webb, Taneja, Sunita, Ranjan, Samriddhi, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ryan, P Barry, Young, Melissa F

“…Population growth which has resulted in a need for increased crop yields to sustain food security, in addition to the effects of climate change, have led to…”
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Risk of dietary and breastmilk exposure to mycotoxins among lactating women and infants 2–4 months in northern India by Mehta, Rukshan V., Wenndt, Anthony J., Girard, Amy Webb, Taneja, Sunita, Ranjan, Samriddhi, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ryan, P. Barry, Rangiah, Kannan, Young, Melissa F.

“…Mycotoxins are carcinogenic secondary metabolites of fungi that have been linked to infant growth faltering. In this study, we quantified co‐occurring…”
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A nation‐wide study on the common reasons for infant formula supplementation among healthy, term, breastfed infants in US hospitals by Bookhart, Larelle H., Anstey, Erica H., Kramer, Michael R., Perrine, Cria G., Reis‐Reilly, Harumi, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Young, Melissa F.

“…In‐hospital infant formula supplementation of breastfed infants reduces breastfeeding duration, yet little is known about common reasons for infant formula…”
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Understanding maternal food choice for preschool children across urban–rural settings in Vietnam by Duong, Cam, Jenkins, Mica, Pyo, Euisun, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Huynh, Tuyen, Nguyen‐Viet, Hung, Young, Melissa F., Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Improving diet quality of preschool children is challenging in countries undergoing food environment and nutrition transition. However, few studies have sought…”
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Timing of Gestational Weight Gain on Fetal Growth and Infant Size at Birth in Vietnam by Young, Melissa F, Hong Nguyen, Phuong, Addo, O Yaw, Pham, Hoa, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…To examine the importance of timing of gestational weight gain during three time periods: 1: ≤ 20 weeks gestation), 2: 21-29 weeks) and 3: ≥ 30 weeks) on fetal…”
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Approaches to Assess Vitamin A Status in Settings of Inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project by Larson, Leila M, Guo, Junjie, Williams, Anne M, Young, Melissa F, Ismaily, Sanober, Addo, O Yaw, Thurnham, David, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A, Suchdev, Parminder S, Northrop-Clewes, Christine A

“…The accurate estimation of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is critical to informing programmatic and policy decisions that could have important public health…”
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