Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, MBBS PhD and Batool Azra Haider, MBBS MSc
From the Division of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Correspondence to: Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Husein Lalji Dewraj Professor and Head, Division of Maternal and Child Health, The Aga Khan University
See related research paper by Shah and colleagues, page E99
Maternal undernutrition is one of most neglected aspects of nutrition in public health globally. Although relatively few indicators are systematically tracked or reported, a recent review of the global burden of maternal undernutrition concluded, despite limited information, that some 10%–19% of women of reproductive age were seriously undernourished.
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