@article{fdi:010079542,
  title = {{M}aternal mid-upper arm circumference during pregnancy and linear growth among {C}ambodian infants during the first months of life},
  author = {{K}pewou, {D}. {E}. and {P}oirot, {E}. and {B}erger, {J}acques and {S}om, {S}. {V}. and {L}aillou, {A}. and {B}elayneh, {S}. {N}. and {W}ieringa, {F}ranck},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}tunting prevalence among children under 5 years remains high in {C}ambodia, affecting about one-third of children. {I}n most low- and middle-income countries, linear growth faltering of young children starts in the womb. {T}he 1,000-days window of opportunity to improve child nutritional status includes pregnancy, as maternal nutritional status is an important determinant of birthweight and child development. {I}n {C}ambodia, nutritional status of pregnant women is poor, with some studies reporting >20% of pregnant women having a low mid-upper arm circumference ({MUAC} < 23 cm). {F}ew studies have investigated associations between maternal nutritional status during pregnancy and neonatal growth. {U}sing data from a {C}ambodian cohort study conducted from 2016 through 2018 in selected districts of {P}hnom {P}enh, {K}ratie, and {R}atanakiri provinces, we investigated associations between maternal {MUAC} during pregnancy as indicator of maternal nutritional status and their offspring linear growth during early life. {M}ultivariate regression models were used to assess the associations between maternal {MUAC} during the last trimester of pregnancy and infant's length-for-age z-scores during the first 3.5 months of life. {M}aternal {MUAC} was significantly associated with infant's length-for-age z-scores (regression coefficient 0.06, 95% {CI} [0.03, 0.09]). {I}nfants born from mothers with a low {MUAC} during pregnancy had a 1.6 times higher risk (odds ratio 1.621, 95% {CI} [0.998, 2.636]) of being stunted during the first 3.5 months of life compared with infants born from mothers with a {MUAC} >23 cm. {T}his study underlines the importance of optimum maternal {MUAC} during pregnancy for optimal infant growth. {I}nterventions that aim to tackle stunting in infants should integrate improving maternal {MUAC} during pregnancy.},
  keywords = {{C}ambodia ; infant ; maternal {MUAC} ; stunting ; {CAMBODGE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}aternal and {C}hild {N}utrition},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {{S}2},
  pages = {e12951 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {1740-8695},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1111/mcn.12951},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079542},
}