Growth faltering in early infancy: highlights from a two-day scientific consultation

BMC Proceedings

Rajiv Bahl¹  Praveen Kumar²  Harish Chellani³  Akanksha Srivastava⁴  Tarun Shankar Choudhary⁴  Nita Bhandari⁴  Sunita Taneja⁴  Ranadip Chowdhury⁴  Maharaj Kishan Bhan⁵  Abner Daniel⁶  Purnima Menon⁷  Satinder Aneja⁸ 

[1] Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland;Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India;Department of Pediatrics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India;Knowledge Integration and Translational Platform (KnIT) at the Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies, New Delhi, India;National Science Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India;Knowledge Integration and Translational Platform (KnIT), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), New Delhi, India;Nutrition Section, UNICEF India Country Office, New Delhi, India;Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India;School of Medical Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India;

关键词: Growth faltering;    Severe wasting;    Severe acute malnutrition;    Early infancy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12919-020-00195-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundFaltering of growth in early life has been recognized as a public health challenge among Indian babies. A two-day consultation on growth faltering in early infancy was organized to examine the data and evidence on identification and management of early growth failure and to identify knowledge gaps and future areas of research. The consultation was supported by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (Nutrition Chapter), Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, and the Society for Applied Studies. It brought together researchers, clinicians, policy makers and program managers.

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