Methods	Non‐randomized Controlled Study, health facility in Bharuch district in Gujarat state, India
Participants	Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with low BMI are defined as those pregnant women whose weight/height is less than 18.5 in the first trimester as on their ANC registration. Exclusion criteria: Not reported Age [Mean (SD)]—Intervention, Control: 23.2 (3.4), 24.8 (3.7)
Interventions	Intervention—nutrition education (n = 54) Description: In the intervention group, pregnant women with low BMI received nutrition education based on a field‐tested flipbook along with demonstration sessions on handwashing and meal preparation for a mean of 18 h over 9 months. Pregnant women in the intervention group were then educated and followed up by a health volunteer from their own community at random to ensure that they practice minimum meal frequency and diversity. Effect of nutrition education was assessed based on the practice of minimum meal frequency (3 meals a day), adoption of dietary diversity through 24‐h recall method, the proportion of change evidenced in handwashing practice and mean weight gain in the third trimester. Nutrition counseling messaging: information on food frequency and dietary diversity. Intervention adapted to local context: Not reported Women empowerment approach: Unclear empowerment approach Control (n = 46) Description: the non‐intervention group received regular entitlements through ICDS.
Outcomes	Gestational weight gain, low birth weight
Notes	Funding: No funding sources