Unicef warns of malnutrition among pregnant women and young mothers

Unicef warns of malnutrition among pregnant women and young mothers

The number of pregnant women and nursing mothers suffering from acute malnutrition has increased by 25% since 2020 in 12 countries at the “epicenter” of the world food crisis, UNICEF alerted in a report this Monday, underlining the deleterious consequences on their children.

The report, based on analysis of data on underweight and anemia in nearly every country, estimates that more than one billion women and adolescent girls worldwide suffer from malnutrition, essential micronutrients and anemia.

Most of them in the poorest regions.

“These nutritional deficiencies have an impact on the well-being of these women, but also affect their children,” underlines UNICEF, noting that “poor nutrition is transmitted from generation to generation”.

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