Functional integration of services during the antenatal period can potentially improve childhood growth parameters beyond infancy: findings from a post-interventional follow-up study in West Bengal, India.

Background: Despite progress, the prevalence of childhood undernutrition in India remains amongst the highest globally.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the impact of a functional integration interventional package during the antenatal period on childhood growth parameters.

Methods: This is a post-interventional follow-up study of a maternal nutrition interventional study conducted between 2018 and 2019 among women in their first trimester of pregnancy from three districts in West Bengal, India.