Insights & Publications

Selected work in the public record.

Peer-reviewed journal articles, learning briefs adopted by Bangladesh's Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and technical reports from major public health initiatives. A partial list.

Peer-reviewed articles

Maternal & child nutrition.

2018
Maternal lipid-based nutrient supplementation with 20 mg iron, compared to iron and folic acid with 60 mg iron, resulted in lower iron status in late pregnancy but not at 6 months postpartum in Bangladesh
Matias S, Mridha M, Young R, Hussain S, Dewey K · Journal of Nutrition
2017
Prenatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Do Not Affect Pregnancy or Childbirth Complications or Cesarean Delivery in Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial
Mridha M, Matias S, Paul R, Hussain S, et al · Journal of Nutrition
2017
Daily Consumption of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Containing 250 μg Iodine Does Not Increase Urinary Iodine Concentrations in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Bangladesh
Mridha M, Matias S, Paul R, Hussain S, et al · Journal of Nutrition
2017
Eating down or simply eating less? The diet and health implications of these practices during pregnancy and postpartum in rural Bangladesh
Harding K, Matias S, Mridha M, Vosti S, Hussain S, Dewey K, Stewart C · Public Health Nutrition
2017
Adherence to recommendations on lipid-based nutrient supplement and iron and folic acid tablet consumption among pregnant and lactating women in northwest Bangladesh
Harding K, Matias S, Mridha M, Moniruzzaman M, Vosti S, Hussain S, Dewey K, Stewart C · Maternal & Child Nutrition
2017
Maternal and child supplementation with lipid-based nutrients, but not child supplementation alone, decreases self-reported household food insecurity in some settings
Adams K, Ayifah E, Phiri T, Mridha M, Adu-Afarwuah S, Arimond M, Arnold C, Cummins J, Hussain S, et al · Journal of Nutrition
2016
Prenatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Affect Maternal Anthropometric Indicators Only in Certain Subgroups of Rural Bangladeshi Women
Matias S, Mridha M, Paul R, Hussain S, Vosti S, Arnold C, Dewey K · Journal of Nutrition
2015
Lipid-based nutrient supplements for pregnant women reduce newborn stunting in a cluster-randomized controlled effectiveness trial in Bangladesh
Mridha M, Matias S, Chaparro C, Paul R, Hussain S, et al · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2012
Acceptability of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements and Micronutrient Powders among Pregnant and Lactating Women and Infants and Young Children in Bangladesh
Mridha M, Chaparro C, Matias S, Hussain S, Munira S, Saha S, Day L, Dewey K · FHI360/FANTA-2 Bridge
Technical reports & learning briefs

Newborn health in Bangladesh.

Co-authored with Save the Children, Bangladesh Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and partners. Adopted as national reference documents for the National Newborn Health Program.

2017
National Newborn Health Program (NNHP) for ending preventable newborn deaths in Bangladesh
Riggs Perla J, Hussain S, Rubayet S, Shiraj W, Islam N, Ahsan Z, Hasan R · SCI / Ministry of Health
2017
Facility readiness and initiation of Kangaroo Mother Care
Shiraj W, Syed U, Hussain S, et al · SCI / MoH
2017
Implementing outpatient management of infections in young infants: Building the skills of union level providers
Ahsan Z, Wall S, Hussain S, et al · SCI / MoH
2017
Improving newborn care and care-seeking practices in Bangladesh through an SBCC approach
Ahsan Z, Hussain S, Sultana M, et al · SCI / MoH
2017
Implementing the Comprehensive Newborn Care Package: Integration and use of data in routine health information system
Hasan R, Alam R, Hussain S, et al · SCI / MoH
2017
Newborn health in urban Bangladesh
Rahman, Hussain S, Syed U, et al · SCI / MoH
2017
Newborn commodities in Bangladesh health system
Hasan R, Alam R, Wall S, Syed U, Hussain S, et al · SCI / MoH
2014
Applying 7.1% Chlorhexidine on newborn umbilical cord: Lessons learned from pilot implementation at Habiganj, Bangladesh
Hussain S, Rahman S, Mannan I · Save the Children International
National guidelines & situational analyses

Adopted nationally.

2017
National Newborn Health Program Implementation Toolkit
Save the Children International / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
2016
Bangladesh National Newborn Health Situation Analysis Report 2014
Save the Children International / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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