Evidence reviews
The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the 2025 recommendations:
- High-dose folic acid supplementation before and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
- Optimum folic acid supplementation dose before and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for those with a BMI 25 kg/m2 or more
- Interventions to increase uptake of folic acid supplementation before and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy
- Optimum vitamin D dose during pregnancy for those medically classified as being in the overweight or obesity weight categories
- Interventions to increase uptake of vitamin supplements (including Healthy Start vitamins) in line with government advice
- Healthy and appropriate weight change during pregnancy
- Interventions for helping to achieve healthy and appropriate weight change during pregnancy
- Healthy lifestyle interventions for those with gestational diabetes
- Interventions to increase uptake of healthy eating and drinking advice during pregnancy
- Approaches and interventions for maintaining breastfeeding beyond 8 weeks after birth
- Facilitators and barriers for maintaining breastfeeding beyond 8 weeks after birth
- Facilitators and barriers to follow existing government advice on safe and appropriate formula feeding
- Facilitators and barriers to continue breastfeeding when returning to work or study
- Interventions to promote appropriate and timely introduction to solids (complementary feeding) for babies from 6 to 12 months
- Interventions to promote healthy eating and drinking practices, including complementary feeding, in children from 12 months to 5 years
- Facilitators and barriers to increase the uptake of government advice on folic acid and vitamin supplements
- Facilitators and barriers to increase the uptake of government advice on healthy eating and drinking in pregnancy
- Facilitators and barriers to increase the uptake of government advice on appropriate and timely introduction to solids and healthy eating and drinking in children
Other supporting evidence
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