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What is the real nutritional status of pregnant women in India?

r.i.c.e., on June 11th, 2015

Topics: Child health, Maternal health

India has one of the highest rates of childhood malnutrition worldwide, and poor maternal health and nutrition are major contributors to the problem. There is no national monitoring system in place to regularly monitor women’s health, thus there is no...Read More..

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