Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Guatemala

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,532

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

January 1, 2029

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2029

Conditions
Maternal Obesity Complicating Pregnancy, Birth,or PuerperiumChild Malnutrition
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Family food ration

Monthly household food rations providing 5 daily food groups and a mean of 165 kcal/per capita/day

BEHAVIORAL

Optimal weight counseling

Counseling on health gestational weight gain and post partum weight loss

OTHER

Enhanced Usual Care

"Enhanced usual care includes~1. Usual care: free standard pregnancy, postnatal, and infant care through Ministry of Health services.~2. Enhancements to usual care: Participants in both arms will be enrolled in Maya Health Alliance's free care navigation program. In this program, navigators accompany patients to clinical visits at national hospitals, provide interpretation, and cover emergency transportation cost."

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance

OTHER

collaborator

Instituto de Nutricion de Centroamerica y Panama (INCAP)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

collaborator

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

OTHER

lead

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER

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