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Maternal and Child Health

Introduction

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:

  • undertaking and interpreting research
  • providing consultancy and support
  • contributing to targeted policy development and
  • being involved in continuing education

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
31 Estimation of protein requirements in Indian pregnant women using a whole-body potassium counter Kuriyan R, Naqvi S, Bhat KG, Thomas T, Thomas A, George S, Nagarajarao SC, Sachdev HS, Preston T, Kurpad AV Am J Clin Nutr 2019
32 Demand and supply factors of iron-folic acid supplementation and its association with anaemia in North Indian pregnant women Varghese JS, Swaminathan S, Kurpad AV, Thomas T PLoS One 2019
33 The development of a whole-body potassium counter for the measurement of body cell mass in adult humans Naqvi S, Bhat KG, Preston T, Devi S, Joseph J, Sachdev HS, Kurpad AV, Kuriyan R Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2018
34 Continuous, real-time monitoring of neonatal position and temperature during Kangaroo Mother Care using a wearable sensor: a techno-feasibility pilot study Suman Rao, Prashanth Thankachan, Bharadwaj Amrutur, Maryann Washington, Prem K Mony Pilot and feasibility study 2018
35 Fetal sex modifies the effect of maternal macronutrient intake on the incidence of small-for-gestational-age births: a prospective observational cohort study Mukhopadhyay A, Thomas T, Bosch RJ, Dwarkanath P, Thomas A, Duggan CP, Kurpad AV Am J Clin Nutr 2018
36 Reduced Cardiac Sympathetic Activity and Subclinical Vitamin B12 Status among Indian Mothers During Early Pregnancy Sharma S, Sucharita S, Ramiah R, Thomas T, Raja S, Sheela CN, Srinivasan K Vitam Miner 2018
37 Continuous, real-time monitoring of neonatal position and temperature during Kangaroo Mother Care using a wearable sensor: a techno-feasibility pilot study Rao S, Thankachan P, Amrutur B, Washington M, Mony PK Pilot Feasibility Stud 2018
38 A Wearable Sensor for Monitoring Kangaroo Mother Care Treatment for Premature Neonates Joglekar A, Rawat A, Raiaraman V, Amrutur B, Mony P, Thankachan P, Raj T, Rao S IEEE Sensors 2018
39 Maternal intake of milk and milk proteins is positively associated with birth weight: A prospective observational cohort study Mukhopadhyay A, Dwarkanath P, Bhanji S, Devi S, Thomas A, Kurpad AV, Thomas T Clin Nutr ESPEN 2018
40 Remote biomonitoring of temperatures in mothers and newborns: design, development and testing of a wearable sensor device in a tertiary-care hospital in southern India Mony PK, Thankachan P, Bhat S, Rao S, Washington M, Antony S, Thomas A, Nagarajarao SC, Rao H, Amrutur B BMJ Innov 2018
41 Remote biomonitoring of temperatures in mothers and newborns: design, development and testing of a wearable sensor device in a tertiary-care hospital in southern India Prem K Mony, Prashanth Thankachan, Swarnarekha Bhat, Suman Rao, Maryann Washington, Sumi Antony, Annamma Thomas, Sheela C Nagarajarao, Hiteshwar Rao, Bharadwaj Amrutur. BMJ Innovations 2018
42 Eccentric placentae have reduced surface area and are associated with lower birth weight in babies small for gestational age Ravikumar G, Crasta J, Prabhu JS, Thomas T, Dwarkanath P, Thomas A, Sridhar TS, Kurpad AV J Dev Orig Health Dis 2018
43 Socio-economic, environmental and nutritional characteristics of urban and rural South Indian women in early pregnancy: findings from the South Asian Birth Cohort (START) Dwarkanath P, Vasudevan A, Thomas T, Anand SS, Desai D, Gupta M, Menezes G, Kurpad AV, Srinivasan K Public Health Nutrition 2018
44 Dried Blood Spot Thyroglobulin as a Biomarker of Iodine Status in Pregnant Women Stinca S, Andersson M, Weibel S, Herter-Aeberli I, Fingerhut R, Gowachirapant S, Hess SY, Jaiswal N, Jukic T, Kusic Z, Mabapa NS, Nepal AK, San Luis TO, Zhen JQ, Zimmermann MB J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017
45 Screening of WT1 mutations in exon 8 and 9 in children with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome from a single centre and establishment of a rapid screening assay using high-resolution melting analysis in a clinical setting Siji A, Pardeshi VC, Ravindran S, Vasudevan A, Vasudevan A BMC Medical Genetics 2017