This is a public health research initiative that focuses on Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent (MaNeCA) Health Research in St. John's Research Institute. This is in response to the persisting burden of maternal and child health problems in India and similar settings. The focus is on:
The perspective is at a broad public health and population level with an inclusive approach to the social and medical aspects of health and care aimed at reducing health inequities. The emphasis is on research, service development, evaluation and policy to be linked. We design and implement descriptive epidemiologic investigations, cohorts, physiological studies, support testing interventions in randomized trials, translate research into practice and evaluate implementation of interventions.
| Sl No. | Title | Authors | Journal Name | Publication Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impact of scaling up of kangaroo mother care on neonatal mortality among babies born with birth weight <2000 g in a district in southern India: a prospective cohort analysis | Tinku Thomas, Arin Kar, Suman P N Rao, Swaroop Narayana, Maryann Washington, Shashidhar Rao, Krishnamurthy Jayanna, Prabhu Deva Gowda, Mohan Harnahalli Lakkappa, Prem Mony | BMJ Public Health | 2023 |
| 2 | Determinants of Kangaroo Mother Care Uptake for Small Babies Along the Health Facility to Community Continuum in Karnataka, India | Maryann Washington, Leah Macaden, Annetta Smith, Sumithra Selvam and Prem K. Mony | Global Health: Science and Practice | 2023 |
| 3 | Body composition from birth to 2 years | Andrew P Hills , Shane A Norris , Nuala M Byrne , Sisitha Jayasinghe , Alexia J Murphy-Alford , Cornelia U Loechl , Leila I Cheikh Ismail , Anura V Kurpad , Rebecca Kuriyan , Lukhanyo H Nyati , Ina S Santos , Caroline S Costa , V Pujitha Wickramasinghe , M Nishani Lucas , Christine Slater , Ayesha Yameen, Shabina Ariff ; Multi-center Infant Body Composition Reference Study (MIBCRS) | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2023 |
| 4 | Body composition reference charts for infants from birth to 24 months: Multicenter Infant Body Composition Reference Study | Alexia J Murphy-Alford, William Johnson, Lukhanyo H Nyati, Ina S Santos, Andrew P Hills, Shabina Ariff, V Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Rebecca Kuriyan, M Nishani Lucas, Caroline S Costa, Christine Slater, Tanvir Ahmad, Nuala M Byrne, Priscilla J Divya, Anura V Kurpad, Leila I Cheikh Ismail, Cornelia U Loechl, Shane A Norris; Multicenter Infant Body Composition Reference Study (MIBCRS) | The American journal of clinical nutrition | 2023 |
| 5 | Infant body composition at 6 and 24 months: what are the driving factors? | Ina S Santos , Caroline S Costa , Andrew P Hills , Shabina Ariff , V Pujitha Wickramasinghe , Shane Norris , Alexia J Murphy-Alford , Christine Slater , Nishani Lucas , Lukhanyo H Nyati , Anura V Kurpad , Kiran D K Ahuja, Rebecca Kuriyan ; Multi-center Infant Body Composition Reference Study- (MIBCRS) | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2023 |
| 6 | Estimating the serum folate concentration that corresponds to the red blood cell folate concentration threshold associated with optimal neural tube defects prevention: A population-based biomarker survey in Southern India | Amy Fothergill, Krista S Crider, Charles E Rose, Beena Bose, Heather M Guetterman, Christina B Johnson, Shameem Jabbar, Mindy Zhang, Christine M Pfeiffer, Yan Ping Qi, Jennifer L Williams, Rebecca Kuriyan, Wesley Bonam, Julia L Finkelstein | The American journal of clinical nutrition | 2023 |
| 7 | Comparison of Anthropometry and Body Composition Using Air Displacement Plethysmography in Term Small for Gestational Age and Appropriate for Gestational Age Neonates | Ramya Padmanabha, Shruti R Pai, Sumithra Selvam, Rebecca Kuriyan | Indian pediatrics | 2023 |
| 8 | Neighborhood Walkability Index and Its Association With Indices of Childhood Obesity in Bengaluru, Karnataka | Deepa Puttaswamy , Santu Ghosh , Rebecca Kuriyan | Indian Pediatrics | 2023 |
| 9 | Perceptions of healthcare providers and mothers on management and care of severely wasted children: a qualitative study in Karnataka, India | Madhu Mitha Manivannan, Manjulika Vaz, Sumathi Swaminathan. | BMJ Open | 2023 |
| 10 | Animal source foods, rich in essential amino acids, are important for linear growth and development of young children in low- and middle-income countries | Panam Parikh, Richard Semba, Mark Manary, Sumathi Swaminathan, Emorn Udomkesmalee, Rolf Bos, Bee Koon Poh, Nipa Rojroongwasinkul, Jan Geurts, Rini Sekartini, Tran Thuy Nga. | Maternal & Child Nutrition | 2023 |
| 11 | Intraindividual double burden of malnutrition: The contribution of the infant gut microbiome | Shruti R Pai, Anura V Kurpad , Rebecca Kuriyan , Arpita Mukhopadhyay | Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2022 |
| 12 | Mid-upper arm circumference in pregnant women and birth weight in newborns as substitute for skinfold thickness: findings from the MAASTHI cohort study, India | Giridhara R Babu, Aritra Das, Eunice Lobo, Deepa R, Daisy A John, Prashanth Thankachan, Sonalini Khetrapal, Sara E Benjamin-Neelon, Gvs Murthy. | BMC pregnancy and childbirth | 2021 |
| 13 | Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India: a multi-site implementation research study | Prem K Mony,1 Henok Tadele,2,3 Abebe Gebremariam Gobezayehu,4 Grace J Chan,5,6 Aarti Kumar,7 Sarmila Mazumder,8 Selemawit Asfaw Beyene,9 Krishnamurthy Jayanna,10,11 Dejene Hailu Kassa,12 Hajira Amin Mohammed,4 Abiy Seifu Estifanos ,13 Pankaj Kumar,14 Arun Singh Jadaun,8 Tedros Hailu Abay,15 Maryann Washington,16 Fitsum W/Gebriel,3 Lamesgin Alamineh,17 Addisalem Fikre,18 Alok Kumar,19 Sonia Trikha,20 Fisseha Ashebir Gebregizabher,21 Arin Kar,22 Selamawit Mengesha Bilal,23 Mulusew Lijalem Belew,17 Mesfin Kote Debere ,13 Raghav Krishna,7 Suresh Kumar Dalpath,20 Samson Yohannes Amare,24 H L Mohan,22 Thomas Brune,25 Lynn M Sibley,26 Abraham Tariku,27 Arti Sahu,7 Tarun Kumar,8 Marta Yemane Hadush,15 Prabhu Deva Gowda,28 Khalid Aziz,29 Dereje Duguma,30 Pramod Kumar Singh,7 Gary L Darmstadt ,31 Ramesh Agarwal,32 Dawit Seyoum Gebremariam,15 Jose Martines,33 Anayda Portela ,33 Harsh Vardhan Jaiswal,8 Rajiv Bahl,33 Suman Rao PN,34 Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse,3 John N Cranmer,26 Damen Hailemariam,35 Vishwajeet Kumar,7 Nita Bhandari ,8 Araya Abrha Medhanyie,9,36 On behalf of KMC Scale-Up Study Group | BMJ Global Health | 2021 |
| 14 | Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12-country study | Ma J, Qiao Y, Zhao P, Li W, Katzmarzyk PT, Chaput JP, Fogelholm M, Kuriyan R, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Matsudo V, Olds T, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Hu G; ISCOLE Research Group | Matern Child Nutr | 2020 |
| 15 | Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life in 9- to 11-year-old children from 12 countries | Xiao Q, Chaput JP, Olds T, Fogelholm M, Hu G, Lambert EV, Maher C, Maia J, Onywera V, Sarmiento OL, Standage M, Tremblay MS, Tudor-Locke C, Katzmarzyk PT; Kurpad A, Kuriyan R, Lokesh D, et al. for ISCOLE Research Group | Sleep Health | 2020 |