https://arunmitra.com/categories/maternal-health/ Recent content in Maternal Health on Arun Mitra Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/nutrition-sts-intervention/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/nutrition-sts-intervention/ Background Anaemia in pregnancy is a major problem in India — NFHS-5 puts the prevalence at 52.2% — and adherence to routine iron–folic acid (IFA) supplementation is often poor because of side effects. Mobile-health (mHealth) tools that support dietary awareness and supplement reminders have been proposed as a way to improve behaviour and outcomes. This study tested whether the NutriAide app (developed by the National Institute of Nutrition), used for daily dietary self-logging, adds measurable benefit over standard antenatal care in anaemic pregnant women. https://arunmitra.com/research/antenatal-mental-health/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/antenatal-mental-health/ Background Common mental health disorders in pregnancy, particularly anxiety and depression, are frequently under-detected in routine antenatal care despite their consequences for maternal and child outcomes. This collaborator-led clinical study screened pregnant women attending a tertiary care centre in Telangana to estimate the burden of antenatal anxiety and depression and to characterise the referral cascade for those screening positive. Approach A cross-sectional design was used, with anxiety screened via the GAD-7 and depression via the PHQ-9, scored into standard severity bands (minimal, mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe).