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Zeba Mahmud

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Articles 20
Citations 408
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Nutritional Sciences
Gynecology & Obstetrics
General Medicine
Top 10 Co-Authors
Tina Sanghvi
Purnima Menon
Edward A Frongillo
Phuong Hong Nguyen
Bachera Aktar
Sunny S Kim
Phuong H Nguyen
Kaosar Afsana
Lan Mai Tran
Sebanti Ghosh
Published In
Matern Child Nutr
J Nutr
J Health Popul Nutr
Food Nutr Bull
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
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Enhanced quality of nutrition services during antenatal care through interventions to improve maternal nutrition in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India
Nguyen P, Tran L, Kachwaha S, Sanghvi T, Mahmud Z, Zafimanjaka M, et al.
J Glob Health . 2025 Mar; 15:04054. PMID: 40080899
Background: Quality antenatal care (ANC) services are critical for maternal health and nutrition. Information on the quality of nutrition interventions during ANC is scarce in low- and middle-income countries. We...
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Changing maternal and child nutrition practices through integrating social and behavior change interventions in community-based self-help and support groups: literature review from Bangladesh, India, and Vietnam
Verma A, Nguyen T, Purty A, Pradhan N, Husan A, Zambrano P, et al.
Front Nutr . 2024 Nov; 11:1464822. PMID: 39610881
Introduction: Self-help groups (SHGs) and Support Groups (SGs) are increasingly recognized as effective mechanisms for improving maternal and young child nutrition due to their decentralized, community-based structures. While numerous studies...
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Disruptions and adaptations of an urban nutrition intervention delivering essential services for women and children during a major health system crisis in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Escobar-DeMarco J, Nguyen P, Kundu G, Kabir R, Ali M, Ireen S, et al.
Matern Child Nutr . 2024 Nov; 21(1):e13750. PMID: 39526635
Systematic crises may disrupt well-designed nutrition interventions. Continuing services requires understanding the intervention paths that have been disrupted and adapting as crises permit. Alive & Thrive developed an intervention to...
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Strengthening Nutrition Interventions during Antenatal Care Improved Maternal Dietary Diversity and Child Feeding Practices in Urban Bangladesh: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Study
Nguyen P, Sununtnasuk C, Christopher A, Ash D, Ireen S, Kabir R, et al.
J Nutr . 2023 Jun; 153(10):3068-3082. PMID: 37354978
Background: Bangladesh is urbanizing rapidly, facing challenges of malnutrition, low coverage and poor quality of urban nutrition services. Objectives: We assessed the effect of integrating maternal, infant, and young child...
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Comprehensive Approach for Improving Adherence to Prenatal Iron and Folic Acid Supplements Based on Intervention Studies in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and India
Sanghvi T, Nguyen P, Forissier T, Ghosh S, Zafimanjaka M, Walissa T, et al.
Food Nutr Bull . 2023 Jun; 44(3):183-194. PMID: 37309106
Background: The World Health Organization recommends daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation during pregnancy, but consumption remains low, and high prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (PW) persists. Objectives:...
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Process of developing models of maternal nutrition interventions integrated into antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India
Sanghvi T, Nguyen P, Ghosh S, Zafimanjaka M, Walissa T, Karama R, et al.
Matern Child Nutr . 2022 Jun; 18(4):e13379. PMID: 35698901
Integrating nutrition interventions into antenatal care (ANC) requires adapting global recommendations to fit existing health systems and local contexts, but the evidence is limited on the process of tailoring nutrition...
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Using scenario-based assessments to examine the feasibility of integrating preventive nutrition services through the primary health care system in Bangladesh
Nguyen P, Pramanik P, Billah S, Avula R, Ferdous T, Sarker B, et al.
Matern Child Nutr . 2022 May; 18(3):e13366. PMID: 35508919
The National Nutrition Services of Bangladesh aims to deliver nutrition services through the primary health care system. Little is known about the feasibility of reshaping service delivery to close gaps...
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Gaps in the implementation and uptake of maternal nutrition interventions in antenatal care services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and India
Sanghvi T, Nguyen P, Tharaney M, Ghosh S, Escobar-Alegria J, Mahmud Z, et al.
Matern Child Nutr . 2021 Nov; 18(2):e13293. PMID: 34816602
Antenatal care (ANC) is the largest health platform globally for delivering maternal nutrition interventions (MNIs) to pregnant women. Yet, large missed opportunities remain in nutrition service delivery. This paper examines...
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Maternal nutrition intervention and maternal complications in 4 districts of Bangladesh: A nested cross-sectional study
Todd C, Chowdhury Z, Mahmud Z, Islam N, Shabnam S, Parvin M, et al.
PLoS Med . 2019 Oct; 16(10):e1002927. PMID: 31584939
Background: Maternal morbidity is common in Bangladesh, where the maternal mortality rate has plateaued over the last 6 years. Maternal undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute to morbidity, but few interventions...
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Nutrition Interventions Integrated into an Existing Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Program Reduce Food Insecurity Among Recently Delivered and Pregnant Women in Bangladesh
Frongillo E, Nguyen P, Sanghvi T, Mahmud Z, Aktar B, Alayon S, et al.
J Nutr . 2019 Jan; 149(1):159-166. PMID: 30649523
Background: Antenatal care may be a means to reduce food insecurity in pregnancy and postpartum periods. Objective: With the use of a cluster-randomized design, we tested whether participation in nutrition-focused...