A study to evaluate the effectiveness of family focused experiential learning intervention on micronutrients, maternal and infant outcomes among rural antenatal women at Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

This study is a randomized control trial. This study is evaluating the effectiveness of family-focused experiential learning intervention for 7 months and 18 months of follow-up in 140 (70 in the intervention group and 70 in the control group) rural antenatal women in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The primary outcome measures will be hemoglobin, calcium, and vitamin D status among rural antenatal women at enrollment (12 – 24 weeks of gestation), 37 weeks of gestation, and 6 months after delivery. The maternal secondary outcome measures will be knowledge, practice assessment, dietary pattern at enrollment (12 – 24 weeks of gestation), 37 weeks of gestation, and 6 months after delivery.  Gestational weight gain, gestational age at birth, mode of delivery, Apgar score, birth weight of the newborn, and maternal and fetus/newborn complications during antenatal, intranatal, and postpartum phase will be recorded after delivery. The infant’s secondary outcome measures will be Cognitive, motor, socio-emotional, language, and also infant length-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-length at 6 months and 12 months of the infant.