Delivering Nutrition Interventions to Women During Pregnancy: Beyond Individual Interventions to Comprehensive Antenatal Guidelines and Care

San Diego Convention Center, Room 31ABC
Sponsored by the Global Nutrition Council
This session was carried out with partial support from the Micronutrient Initiative, through financial assistance from Global Affairs Canada.

Sunday, April 03, 2016
8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Chairs

Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, PhD, Cornell University
Luz Maria De-Regil, PhD, Micronutrient Initiative

Presentations

Introduction

Nutrition in Antenatal Care: History and Current Guidance.
Erica Phillips, MS, PhD

Experiences, Options and Challenges of Delivering Exclusive Breastfeeding Counseling in Pregnancy.
Mduduzi N. Mbuya, PhD, Zvitambo Institut for Maternal Child Health, Harare, Zimbabwe

Experiences, Options and Challenges of Delivering Micronutient Interventions in Pregnancy.
Katherine L. Dickin, PhD, Cornell University

An Integrative Research Agenda: Health Systems Strengthening and Integrating Nutrition into ANC.
Catharine H. Taylor, Management Sciences for Health

A Translational Research Agenda for ANC to Improve Nutrition Outcomes.
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, PhD, Cornell University