Family-based Health Education Program and Zinc Supplementation for Stunted Mother

Background : It is important to tackle the issue of malnutrition at an early stage. A stunted mother has a tendency of having adverse neonatal outcomes including growth restriction. The multidisciplinary intervention followed by micronutrient supplementation is developed to prevent these adverse outcomes. Zinc has been associated with better neonatal growth and brain growth. This study aims to assess the impact of family-based health education programs plus zinc supplementation on the important biomarker of pregnancy and neonatal growth. Objective : 1. To assess the impact of Family-based health education programs plus zinc supplementation on the outcome of pregnancy in stunted mother 2. 1\. To assess the impact of Family-based health education programs plus zinc supplementation on the outcome of neonatal growth in stunted mother Methodology : A Quasi-experimental study involving stunted pregnant mother with parallel intervention Hypothesis : Mother who receives the intervention will have the better maternal and neonatal outcome