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Application of Rapid Assessment Procedures in the Context of Women's Morbidity: Experiences of a Non-Government Organization in India. Kanani, S. J. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.10 Request Copy PDF
Anaemia During Pregnancy as a Risk Factor for Iron-Deficiency Anaemia in Infancy: A Case Control Study in Jordon. Kilbride, J., Baker, T. G., Parapia, L. A., Khoury, S. A., Shuqaidef, S. W., & Jerwood, D. (1999). Int J Epidemiol 28: 461-468. IDPAS# 371 Request Copy PDF
Anaemia During Pregnancy as a Risk Factor for Infant Iron Deficiency: Report from the Valencia Infant Anaemia Cohort (Viac) Study. J. Colomer, C. Colomer, D. Gutierrez, A. Jubert, A. Nolasco, J. Donat, R. Fernandez-Delgado, F. Donat and C. Alvarez-Dardet. Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology 1990, 4 (2). 196-204. IDPAS# 1100 Request Copy PDF
Anemia and Iron Deficiency: Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes. Allen, L. (2000). Am J Clin Nutr 71: 1280S-1284S. IDPAS# 017 Request Copy PDF
Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2001: Evidence of Violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitues and Subsequent Resolutions. IBFAN. International Baby Food Action Network. May 2001. IDPAS# 1306 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Breast- vs. Bottle-Feeding. A Study of Morbidity in Upper Middle Class Infants. M. S. Eiger, A. R. Rausen and J. Silverio. Clinical Pediatrics 1984, 23 (9). 492-5. IDPAS# 1264 Request Copy PDF
A comparison of selected nutrient intakes in anemic and nonanemic adolescent girls in Kuwait. Al-Mousaa, Z., Prakasha, P., Jackson, R. T., & Al-Raqua, M. Nutrition Research 2003; 23 (4): 425–33. IDPAS# 2216 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Composition of a Multi-Micronutrient Supplement to Be Used in Pilot Programmes among Pregnant Women in Developing Countries. Report of an UNICEF/WHO/UNU workshop. (1999): 18pgs IDPAS# 059 Request Copy PDF
The Consequences of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Pregnancy. Viteri, F. E. (1994). Adv Exp Med Biol 352: 127-139. IDPAS# 375 Request Copy PDF
Diet and Serum Iron Status in Pregnant and Lactating Hausa Women in Kano State, Nigeria (Abstract Only). Gwarzo, M. Y., Sen, K. K., & Atiku, M. K. (1994). Ann Trop Med Parasitol 88: 673-676. IDPAS# 378 Request Copy PDF
Dietary Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Women of Childbearing Age. Patterson, A. J., Brown, W. J., Roberts, D. C., & Seldon, M. R. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74 (5): 650-989. IDPAS# 668 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Delayed Clamping of the Umbilical Cord Improves Hematologic Status of Guatemalan Infants at Two Months on Age. Grajeda, R., Perez-Escamilla, R., & Dewey, K. (1997). Am J Clin Nutr 65: 425-431. IDPAS# 076 Request Copy PDF
Effect of Early Maternal Iron Stores on Placental Weight and Structure. Hindmarsh, P. C., Geary, M. P. P., Rodeck, C. H., Jackson, M. R., & Kingdom, J. C. P. (2000). The Lancet 356: 719-723. IDPAS# 484 Request Copy
Effects of a combined micronutrient supplementation on maternal biological status and newborn anthropometrics measurements: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in apparently healthy pregnant women. Hininger, I., Favier, M., & Faure, H. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004;58 (1): 52-9. IDPAS# 2339 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Effects of alternative maternal micronutrient supplements on low birth weight in rural Nepal: double blind randomised community trial. Christian P., Khatry S. K., Katz J., Pradhan E. K., LeClerq S. C., Shrestha S. R., Adhikari R. K., Sommer A., & West K. P. BMJ 2003;326 571. IDPAS# 2149 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Facts for Life. UNICEF. UNICEF/WHO/UNESCO/UNFPA/UNDP/UNAIDS/WFP/World Bank. New York, NY USA. 2002. IDPAS# 1312 Request Copy PDF
Folic Acid Fortification in the USA. Bowley, A. (1998) Nutriview 1; Vitamins and Fine Chemicals Division, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.: Basel, Switzerland. IDPAS# 810 Request Copy PDF
Folic Acid--Preventable Spina Bifida and Anencephaly. Oakley, G. P. JAMA 1993;269 (10): 1292-93. IDPAS# 839 Request Copy PDF
Folic Acid: Influence on the Outcome of Pregnancy. Scholl, T. O., & Johnson, W. G. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;71 (suppl): 1295S-303S. IDPAS# 1088 Request Copy PDF
Global Estimates of Maternal Mortality for 1995: Results of an In-Depth Review, Analysis and Estimation Strategy. WHO. WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA. Geneva, Switzerland. 2001. IDPAS# 1321 Request Copy
The Global Threat of Hidden Hunger. Scrimshaw, N. United Nations University. (2000) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2243 Request Copy PDF
Highlights of 2000. WHO. Department of Reproductive Health and Research, including UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproductive. Geneva, Switzerland. 2001. IDPAS# 1320 Request Copy
The Influence of Maternal Iron Deficiency Anaemia on the Haemoglobin Concentration of the Infant. Turkay, S., Tanzer, F., Gultekin, A., & Bakici, M. (1995). J Trop Pediatr 41: 369-371. IDPAS# 387 Request Copy PDF
Iron and Breastfeeding. Griffin, I. J., & Abrams, S. A. Pediatric Clinics of North America 2001;48 (2): 401-13. IDPAS# 1153 Request Copy PDF
Iron Deficiency and the Global Burden on Disease. Stoltzfus, R., & Stiefel, H. Audiovisual materials from a presentation given at the 2003 INACG Symposium: Integrating Programs to Move Iron Deficiency and Anemia Control Forward, Marrakech, Morocco, 6 February 2003. (2003) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2213 Request Copy
Iron Needs During Pregnancy: Do We Need to Rethink Our Targets? Beaton, G. H. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;72 (1): 265S-13. IDPAS# 661 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Iron Sufficiency in Breast-Fed Infants and the Availability of Iron Form Human Milk. McMillan, J. A., Landaw, S. A., & Oski, F. A. (1976). Pediatrics 58: 686-691. IDPAS# 482 Request Copy Link to External Site
Iron Supplement Use among Women in the United States: Science, Policy and Practice. Cogswell, M. E., Kettel-Khan, L., & Ramakrishnan, U. J Nutr 2003; 133 (6): 1974S–7S. IDPAS# 2225 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Iron Supplementation of Breast-Fed Honduran and Swedish Infants from 4 to 9 Months of Age. Domellof, M., Cohen, R. J., Dewey, K. G., Hernell, O., Rivera, L. L., & Lonnerdal, B. J Pediatr 2001;138 (5): 679-87. IDPAS# 612 Request Copy
Is There a Casual Relationship between Iron Deficiency or Iron Deficiency Anemia and Weight at Birth, Length of Gestation and Prenatal Mortality? Rasmussen, K. M. (2001). J Nutr 131: 590S-603S. IDPAS# 511 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Making Pregnany Safer (paper for discussion). WHO. Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family and Community Health WHO. Geneva, Switzerland. 2001. IDPAS# 1323 Request Copy
Malaria, Anemia and Pregnancy. In Anemia in Pregnancy Technical Working Group on Prevention and Treatment of Severe Anemia in Pregnancy at WHO Geneva. Shulman, C. (1991). MotherCare Matters 3. IDPAS# 260 Request Copy
Maternal Hemoglobin Concentration and Birth Weight. Steer, P. J. (2000). Am J Clin Nutr 71: 1285S-1287S. IDPAS# 565 Request Copy PDF
Maternal Nutrition and Perinatal Survival. Rush, D. Nutrition Reviews 2001;59 (10): 315-26. IDPAS# 1843 Request Copy
Maternal zinc deficiency raises plasma prolactin levels in lactating rats. Chowanadisai, W., Kelleher, S. L., & Lonnerdal, B. J Nutr 2004;134 (6): 1314-9. IDPAS# 2675 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Mixed Warm and Cold Antibody-Type Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Healthy Pregnant Woman with Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection. Matsunaga, T., Fujimi, A., Takahira, N., Miyajima, N., Terui, T., Kogawa, K., Sakamaki, S., Hirayama, Y., Nagai, T., Koyama, R., & Niitsu, Y. Rinsho Ketsueki - Japanese Journal of Clinical Hematology 2002;43 (1): 29-34. IDPAS# 964 Request Copy
Micronutrients and Reproductive Health Issues: An International Perspective. Christian, P. J Nutr 2003; 133 (6): 1969S–73S. IDPAS# 2224 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Multicomponent Fortified Human Milk for Promoting Growth in Preterm Infants (Review). Kuschel, C. A., & Harding, J. E. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2): CD000343. IDPAS# 1138 Request Copy PDF
Neural Tube Defects among Mexican Americans Living on the US-Mexico Border: Effects of Folic Acid and Dietary Folate. Suarez, L., Hendricks, K. A., Cooper, S. P., Sweeney, A. M., Hardy, R. J., & Larsen, R. D. Am J Epidemiol 2000;152 (11): 1017-23. IDPAS# 1085 Request Copy PDF
Nutrition and Maternal Mortality in the Developing World1–3. Rush, D. Am J Clin Nutr;:. 2000;72(suppl) 212S–40S. IDPAS# 733 Request Copy PDF
Postpartum Thiamine Deficiency in a Karen Displaced Population. McGready, R., Simpson, J., Cho, T., Dubowitz, L., Changbumrung, S., Bohm, V., Munger, R., Sauberlich, H., White, N. J., & Nosten, F. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74 (-): 808-13. IDPAS# 751 Request Copy PDF
Preventing Iron Deficiency Anemia Throughout the Lifecycle. Gleason, G. (2002) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2239 Request Copy PDF
Relationship between newborn and maternal iron status and haematological indices. Lao, T. T., Loong, E. P., Chin, R. K., Lam, C. W., & Lam, Y. M. Biology of the Neonate 1991;60 (5): 303-7. IDPAS# 1244 Request Copy
Reproductive Health: Publications and Documents June 2001. WHO. Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family and Community Health WHO. Geneva, Switzerland. 2001. IDPAS# 1322 Request Copy
Review of Evidence of Cord Care Practices. WHO (1998). Care of the Umbilical Cord: A Review of the Evidence. WHO: Geneva, Switzerland IDPAS# 736 Request Copy Link to External Site
Severe Anemia in Pregnancy. Report of a Workshop Held at the Institute of Child and Mother Health in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Gallego, E. B., ed. (2000) Micronutrient Initiative. IDPAS# 354 Request Copy PDF
Smoking and passive smoking as conditioners of folate status in young women. Ortega, R. M., Requejo, A. M., Lopez-Sobaler, A. M., Navia, B., Mena, M. C., Basabe, B., & Andres, P. J Am Coll Nutr 2004;23 (4): 365-71. IDPAS# 2671 Request Copy
Symposium: Improving Adolescent Iron Status before Childbearing: Reaching Young Indonesian Women through Marriage Registries: An Innovative Approach for Anemia Control. Jus'at, I., Endang, L. A., Galloway, R., Dyanto, A., Zazri, A., Supratikto, G., Zizic, L., & Elder, L. J Nutr 2000;130 456S-8S. IDPAS# 833 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Trends in Serum Folate after Food Fortification. Lawrence, J. M., Petitti, D. B., Watkins, M., & Umekubo, M. A. The Lancet 1999;354 (9182): 915-6. IDPAS# 813 Request Copy
Use of Qualitative Research Methodologies for Women's Reproductive Health Data in India. Bentley, M. E., Gittelsohn, J. G., Nag, M., Pelto, P. J., & Russ, J. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.18 Request Copy