• Cognitive and motor outcomes in children born low birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from South Asia 

      Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Naik, Gitismita; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)
      Background South Asia contributes substantially to global low birth weight population (i.e. those with birth weight < 2500 g). Synthesized evidence is lacking on magnitude of cognitive and motor deficits in low birth weight ...
    • Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in India - a randomized controlled trial 

      Taneja, Sunita; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Mazumder, Sarmila; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Martines, Jose Carlos; Dalpath, Suresh Kumar; Gupta, Rakesh; Kariger, Patricia; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita; Dua, Tarun; Abbasi, Farah; Panwar, Vaishali; Nagpal, Sugandhi; Shekhar, Medha; Ghosh, Runa; Kaur, Jasmine; Dube, Brinda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 8402 stable low birthweight (LBW) infants, majority being late preterm or term small for gestational age, community-initiated KMC (ciKMC) showed a significant improvement ...
    • Early child stimulation, linear growth and neurodevelopment in low birth weight infants 

      Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Strand, Tor Arne; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Hysing, Mari; Mazumder, Sarmila; Bhandari, Nita; Martines, Jose Carlos; Dua, Tarun; Kariger, Patricia; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Children with low birth weight (LBW) are at risk of linear growth faltering and developmental deficits. Evidence suggests that early child stimulation and care reflected as responsive caregiving and opportunities ...
    • Enteral Calcium or Phosphorus Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Kumar, Mohan; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      OBJECTIVES To assess effects of calcium or phosphorous supplementation compared with no supplementation in human milk-fed preterm or low birth weight infants. METHODS Data sources include Cochrane Central Register of ...
    • Enteral Iron Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Manapurath, Rukman M.; Gadapani Pathak, Barsha; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumdar, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Chowdhury, Ranadip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Iron is needed for growth and development of infants globally, but preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants are at risk for severe iron deficiencies. To assess the effect of enteral iron ...
    • Enteral Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Kumar, Mohan; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Edmond, Karen; Bahl, Rajiv; Bhandari, Nita; Ramakrishnan, Usha; Rivera, Juan A.; Tandon, Sonia; Duggan, Christopher P.; Liu, Enju; Fawzi, Wafaie; Manji, Karim; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      OBJECTIVES To assess effects of supplementation with 3 or more micronutrients (multiple micronutrients; MMN) compared to no MMN in human milk-fed preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. RESULTS Data on a subgroup ...
    • Enteral Vitamin D Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Kumar, Mohan; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Sinha, Bireshwar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Chandola, Temsunaro Rongsen; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Chowdhury, Ranadip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants have low vitamin D stores. The objective of this study was to assess effects of enteral vitamin D supplementation compared with no vitamin D ...
    • Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Sinha, Bireshwar; Dudeja, Nonita; Chowdhury, Ranadip; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Rongsen-Chandola, Temsunaro; Mazumder, Sarmila; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Evidence on the effect of zinc supplementation on health outcomes in preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants is unclear. We estimated the effect of enteral zinc versus no zinc supplementation ...
    • Factors determining cognitive, motor and language scores in low birth weight infants from North India 

      Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Ranjitkar, Suman; Mazumder, Sarmila; Bhandari, Nita; Dua, Tarun; Shrestha, Laxman; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Children born with low birth weight (LBW) tend to have lower neurodevelopmental scores compared to term normal birth weight children. It is important to determine factors that influence neurodevelopment in these ...
    • Government-led initiative increased the effective use of Kangaroo Mother Care in a region of North India 

      Jadaun, Arun S.; Dalpath, Suresh K.; Trikha, Sonia; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Bhandari, Nita; Punia, Jaswant Singh; Rawal, Manoj; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bahl, Rajiv; Agarwal, Ramesh; Mazumder, Sarmila (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Aim To learn how to achieve high-quality, effective coverage of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), defined as 8 hours or more of skin-to-skin contact per day and exclusive breastfeeding in district Sonipat in North India, and ...
    • Milk-cereal mix supplementation during infancy and impact on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 and 24 months of age: A randomized controlled trial in India 

      Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Strand, Tor Arne; Hysing, Mari; Koshy, Beena; Bhandari, Nita; Bahl, Rajiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Inadequate protein intake and lack of micronutrients may affect neurodevelopment in infants. This randomised controlled trial was conducted to measure the effect of two milk–cereal mixes with modest and high amounts of ...
    • Nutrition, growth and neurodevelopment in children from low resource settings in India 

      Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash (Doctoral thesis, 2023-09-28)
      Bakgrunn: Barn fra lav-middelinntektsland når ofte ikke sitt utviklingspotensial på grunn av dårlig ernæring og dårlig tilrettelegging for læring og utvikling. Målsetninger: Å beskrive sammenhengen mellom lineær vekst, ...
    • Utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care in India: analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4 

      Kumar, Gunjan; Choudhary, Tarun Shankar; Srivastava, Akanksha; Upadhyay, Ravi Prakash; Taneja, Sunita; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Bhandari, Nita; Mazumder, Sarmila (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-05)
      Objectives: We examined the utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC), defined as 4 or more antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and consumption of iron folic acid (IFA) for ...