Systematic Review of Interventions Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnant Women and New Mothers

doi:10.1007/s13668-022-00418-z

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Systematic Review of Interventions Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnant Women and New Mothers

McKay, Fiona, Spiteri, Sheree, Zinga, J, Sulemani, K, Jacobs, SE, Ranjan, N, Ralph, L, Raeburn, E, Threlfall, S, Bergmeier, ML and van der Pligt, Paige 2022, Systematic Review of Interventions Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnant Women and New Mothers, Current Nutrition Reports, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.1007/s13668-022-00418-z.

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Title	Systematic Review of Interventions Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnant Women and New Mothers
Author(s)	McKay, Fiona orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-3572 Spiteri, Sheree Zinga, J Sulemani, K Jacobs, SE Ranjan, N Ralph, L Raeburn, E Threlfall, S Bergmeier, ML orcid.org/0000-0003-4391-9431 van der Pligt, Paige
Journal name	Current Nutrition Reports
Start page	1
End page	14
Total pages	14
Publisher	Springer
Place of publication	Berlin, Germany
Publication date	2022
ISSN	2161-3311 2161-3311
Keyword(s)	Food security Intervention Pregnancy Review
Summary	Abstract Purpose of the Review Food insecurity can have a negative health impact for women during pregnancy and the postpartum period; however, there are a range of barriers to meeting nutritional guidelines during pregnancy. Food insecurity is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications and mental and physical health outcomes. This review aims to provide insight into programmes and interventions which have targeted food insecurity in pregnant and early postpartum women. The central research question for this review is as follows: What programmes and interventions have sought to address food insecurity among pregnant and postpartum women? A systematic search of five electronic databases including Medline, CINAHL, Global Health, Embase, and Cochrane was undertaken on August 2021. Key thematic areas searched were food insecurity, pregnancy, nutritional outcomes, and interventions or programmes. Only studies that were published since 2000 in English were considered. Recent Findings Eleven studies were included in this review. Studies employed a range of methods and outcomes measures. They were conducted in mostly low- and middle-income countries, and in general, focused on nutritional supplementation, with some studies also incorporating nutrition education or counselling. Summary The findings of this review suggest that while there are a range of possible interventions that seek to address food insecurity and hunger among pregnant and postpartum women, the limited number of robust evaluations or long-term interventions mean that evidence for any one intervention type is limited. Furthermore, the programmes and interventions that do exist are generally embedded within a single context or structure, and as such, may not be able to be widely implemented. (Prospero Registration CRD42022245787)
Language	eng
DOI	10.1007/s13668-022-00418-z
Indigenous content	off
Field of Research	1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
HERDC Research category	C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Free to Read?	Yes
Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30168456

Document type:	Journal Article
Collections:	Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection

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