Strategies in Neonatal Care to Promote Optimized Growth and Development: Focus on Low Birth Weight Infants

In the last decade, tackling maternal, infant, young child, and adolescent malnutrition in India has received unprecedented political and public attention. With clear implications for mortality, morbidity, cognitive development, and economic productivity, the government has launched initiatives such as POSHAN Abhiyaan (2018) and POSHAN 2.0 (2022) to implement integrated nutrition strategies. This book tracks the evolution of public nutrition policies, presents current nutrition scenarios, and analyzes lessons learned in the prevention and control of malnutrition across India.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of 15 chapters detailing historical and contemporary nutrition policies and programs.
• In-depth discussion of the Indian government’s multisectoral systems—Health, ICDS, NRLM, PDS, Education/MDM, and Water-Sanitation—that influence nutrition outcomes.
• Updates on current nutrition trends and challenges in maternal, adolescent, and child nutrition.
• Synthesizes experiences and emerging lessons for effective malnutrition prevention and control.
• Serves as an essential reference for students, teachers, public health professionals, and policy-makers engaged in nutrition programs.