Papers by Shailesh Jagtap
Background India has a policy environment that is conducive to maternal nutrition (MN), with clea... more Background India has a policy environment that is conducive to maternal nutrition (MN), with clear commitments to improve the nutrition and health status of women and children. However, 38% of India’s children under five years of age are stunted, half of women of reproductive age suffer from anaemia, and almost a quarter of women and 45% of adolescent girls are underweight1. Antenatal care (ANC) services are sub-optimal; for example, 30% of Indian women consume iron and folic acid (IFA) tablets for at least 100 days during pregnancy, while 83% receive two or more tetanus toxoid immunisations during antenatal check-ups2, highlighting a missed opportunity to increase IFA coverage. Antenatal care is provided in various tiers of India’s health system, including outreach through village health and nutrition days and by various cadres, including doctors and midwives. Through their academic, research and service-delivery facilities, medical colleges offer an untapped opportunity to build t...
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Papers by Shailesh Jagtap