NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

3. Increased risk of maternal death
Increased risk of infections
Lethargy and weakness
Reduced capacity to care for
children
Increased maternal illness and
infection
Poor diet (quantity and quality)
Inadequate maternal care (e.g.,
frequent births, heavy workload,
negative practices)
Underlying causes
Maternal malnutrition
Maternal underweight
Maternal overweight/obesity
Anaemia
Micronutrient deficiency
Household food insecurity
Poor access to basic health
services
Poor water, hygiene, and
sanitation
Basic causes
Political structure, inadequate
policies
Limited education
Lack of women’s
empowerment
Poverty/limited livelihood
options
Insufficient funding
Immediate causes

4. Consequences of poor infant and
child health and nutrition
ж Intrauterine growth retardation, low birth weight, premature birth
ж Increased risk of illness
ж Increased risk of neonatal and infant death
ж Increased risk of stunting
ж Impaired cognitive development