Table 1.
Summary of antenatal interventions recommended by WHO, with an indication to the prevention of LBW, PTB, SGA, stillbirth, or malaria.
| Antenatal interventions recommended by WHO1 (Target condition) |
|---|
| 1. Dietary education for pregnant women with undernutrition (LBW) |
| 2. Provision of proteins and energy to pregnant women with undernutrition (SGA, stillbirth) |
| 3. Lowering daily caffeine intake of pregnant women with high daily caffeine intake (more than 300 mg per day) (LBW, pregnancy loss) |
| 4. Screening and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy (LBW, PTB) |
| 5. Provision of insecticide-treated bed nets during pregnancy (malaria) |
| 6. Provision of at least three doses of IPTp-SP (intermittent preventive malaria treatment in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) starting in the second trimester, and given at least one month apart (malaria) |
1
Includes interventions with an indication to LBW, PTB, SGA or stillbirth in the recommendation sentence, or recommendation on malaria control in pregnancy.