Evaluating Malnutrition Interventions on Maternal (and Infant) Health

Severe nutrition inequalities disproportionately hurt mothers and their children. Different nutrition interventions are conducted to address these inequalities and to improve maternal and infant health, and their efficacy needs examining to maximize impact and cost-effectiveness. This study gives an overview of nutrition interventions by categorizing nutrition interventions to three main types, cash transfer, nutrition supplements, and social and behavior change communication, reviewing previous studies based on categories, comparing benefits, and discussing associated social and cultural factors that might affect the efficiency. This study focuses on these three categories of interventions based on the scale of application and global impact. This research will help to provide guidance for improving maternal and infant health and conducting nutrition programs in a real world setting, which will be especially meaningful within a post-pandemic and conflict context.