Mixed-methods, descriptive and observational cohort study examining feeding and growth patterns among low birthweight infants in India, Malawi and Tanzania: the LIFE study protocol

• Christopher R Sudfeld,
• Karim Manji,
• Rodrick Kisenge,
• Melda Phiri,
• Christopher Duggan,
• Lauren Spigel,
• Anne CC Lee,
• Bethany A Caruso,
• Nahya Salim,
• Laura Subramanian,
• Megan Marx Delaney,
• Shivaprasad S Goudar,
• Linda Vesel,
• Katherine EA Semrau,
• Irving F Hoffman,
• Melissa Young,
• Friday Saidi,
• Jnanindra Nath Behera,
• Roopa M Bellad,
• Leena Das,
• Sangappa Dhaded,
• Gowdar Guruprasad,
• Sujata Misra,
• Sanghamitra Panda,
• Latha G Shamanur,
• Sunil S Vernekar,
• Sarah Somji,
• Linda Adair,
• Kiersten Israel-Ballard,
• Stephanie L Martin,
• Kimberly L Mansen,
• Krysten North,
• Emily Benotti,
• Eliza Fishman,
• Katelyn Fleming,
• Natalie Henrich,
• Kate Miller,
• Danielle E Tuller

Affiliations

Christopher R Sudfeld

Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Karim Manji

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rodrick Kisenge

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Melda Phiri

Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Project Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi

Christopher Duggan

Center for Nutrition, Boston Children`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lauren Spigel

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Anne CC Lee

Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Bethany A Caruso

Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Nahya Salim

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Laura Subramanian

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Megan Marx Delaney

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Shivaprasad S Goudar

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Linda Vesel

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Katherine EA Semrau

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Irving F Hoffman

Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Melissa Young

Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Friday Saidi

Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina Project Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi

Jnanindra Nath Behera

Department of Paediatrics, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Orissa, India

Roopa M Bellad

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Leena Das

Department of Paediatrics, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Orissa, India

Sangappa Dhaded

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Gowdar Guruprasad

Department of Neonatology, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India

Sujata Misra

Department of Paediatrics, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Orissa, India

Sanghamitra Panda

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, City Hospital, Cuttack, Orissa, India

Latha G Shamanur

Department of Paediatrics, SS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Davangere, Karnataka, India

Sunil S Vernekar

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

Sarah Somji

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Linda Adair

Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Kiersten Israel-Ballard

Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Program, PATH, Seattle, Washington, USA

Stephanie L Martin

Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Kimberly L Mansen

Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition Program, PATH, Seattle, Washington, USA

Krysten North

Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Emily Benotti

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Eliza Fishman

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Katelyn Fleming

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Natalie Henrich

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Kate Miller

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Danielle E Tuller

Ariadne Labs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA