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U. Ashorn

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h-index: 31
Works: 167
Citations: 3,377

Most-cited papers

Small vulnerable newborns-big potential for impact.
P. Ashorn, U. Ashorn, Y. Muthiani, S. Aboubaker +12 more
2023The Lancet193 citations Open access
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Evidence-based antenatal interventions to reduce the incidence of small vulnerable newborns and their associated poor outcomes.
G. Hofmeyr, R. Black, E. Rogozińska, Austin J Heuer +12 more
2023The Lancet96 citations Open access
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Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child growth: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
K. Dewey, K. Wessells, C. Arnold, Elizabeth L. Prado +42 more
2021medRxiv87 citations Open access
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Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140,000 mothers from 20 RCTs
N. Akseer, E. Keats, Pravheen Thurairajah, S. Cousens +22 more
2022EClinicalMedicine67 citations Open access
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Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements for children age 6–24 months: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of effects on developmental outcomes and effect modifiers
Elizabeth L. Prado, C. Arnold, K. Wessells, C. Stewart +39 more
2021medRxiv58 citations Open access
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Characteristics that modify the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on child anemia and micronutrient status: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
K. Wessells, C. Arnold, C. Stewart, Elizabeth L. Prado +38 more
2021medRxiv56 citations Open access
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Associations of human milk oligosaccharides and bioactive proteins with infant growth and development among Malawian mother-infant dyads
J. Jorgensen, R. Young, P. Ashorn, U. Ashorn +12 more
2020American Journal of Clinical Nutrition56 citations Open access
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Path analyses of risk factors for linear growth faltering in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi and Burkina Faso
Elizabeth L. Prado, Elizabeth Yakes-Jimenez, S. Vosti, R. Stewart +19 more
2019BMJ Global Health53 citations Open access
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The Lancet Small Vulnerable Newborn Series: science for a healthy start.
P. Ashorn, R. Black, J. Lawn, U. Ashorn +4 more
2020The Lancet52 citations Open access
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Associations Between Eight Earth Observation‐Derived Climate Variables and Enteropathogen Infection: An Independent Participant Data Meta‐Analysis of Surveillance Studies With Broad Spectrum Nucleic Acid Diagnostics
J. Colston, B. Zaitchik, H. Badr, E. Burnett +43 more
2021GeoHealth48 citations Open access
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Preventive small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements reduce severe wasting and severe stunting among young children: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
K. Dewey, C. Arnold, K. Wessells, Elizabeth L. Prado +41 more
2022medRxiv46 citations Open access
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Daily Supplementation With Egg, Cow Milk, and Multiple Micronutrients Increases Linear Growth of Young Children with Short Stature.
M. Mahfuz, M. A. Alam, Subhasish Das, S. M. Fahim +5 more
2019Journal of NutriLife45 citations Open access
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Effect of monthly intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine with and without azithromycin versus monthly sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa: a double-blind randomised, partly placebo-controlled trial
M. Madanitsa, H. Barsosio, Daniel T. R. Minja, G. Mtove +25 more
2023The Lancet40 citations Open access
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The association of gut microbiota characteristics in Malawian infants with growth and inflammation
A. Kamng'ona, R. Young, C. Arnold, Emma Kortekangas +11 more
2019Scientific Reports36 citations Open access
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Prenatal Iron Deficiency and Replete Iron Status Are Associated with Adverse Birth Outcomes, but Associations Differ in Ghana and Malawi
B. Oaks, J. Jorgensen, Lacey M. Baldiviez, S. Adu-Afarwuah +9 more
2019Journal of NutriLife28 citations Open access
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Environmental exposures and child and maternal gut microbiota in rural Malawi
Emma Kortekangas, A. Kamng'ona, Yue-Mei Fan, Yin B. Cheung +6 more
2020Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology26 citations Open access
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Early development of visual attention in infants in rural Malawi.
Juha Pyykkö, L. Forssman, K. Maleta, P. Ashorn +2 more
2018Developmental Science26 citations
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A modular systematic review of antenatal interventions to address undernutrition during pregnancy in the prevention of low birth weight.
P. Hunter, Y. Muthiani, P. Näsänen-Gilmore, A. Koivu +6 more
2023American Journal of Clinical Nutrition25 citations Open access
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Association of maternal prenatal selenium concentration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis
N. Monangi, Hua Xu, R. Khanam, Waqasuddin Khan +59 more
2021BMJ Global Health25 citations Open access
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Calcium supplementation during pregnancy and maternal and offspring bone health: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
K. Tihtonen, P. Korhonen, J. Isojärvi, R. Ojala +3 more
2021Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences23 citations Open access
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Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns: A descriptive analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 238 203 live births in low‐ and middle‐income settings from 2000 to 2017
E. Hazel, D. Erchick, Joanne Katz, Anne C. C. Lee +109 more
2023BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology22 citations Open access
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The effects of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on small vulnerable newborn types in low-income and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis of individual participant data
Dongqing Wang, Enju Liu, N. Perumal, U. Partap +45 more
2025Lancet Global Health20 citations Open access
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Antenatal interventions to reduce risk of low birth weight related to maternal infections during pregnancy.
Y. Muthiani, P. Hunter, P. Näsänen-Gilmore, A. Koivu +6 more
2023American Journal of Clinical Nutrition20 citations Open access
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Effects of prenatal small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on pregnancy, birth, and infant outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomized controlled trials in low- and middle-income countries
K. Dewey, K. Wessells, C. D. Arnold, S. Adu-Afarwuah +14 more
2024medRxiv19 citations Open access
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Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021
D. Erchick, E. Hazel, J. Katz, A. C. Lee +185 more
2023BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology19 citations Open access
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Prevalence of and risk factors for microscopic and submicroscopic malaria infections in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A. V. van Eijk, K. Stepniewska, Jenny Hill, Steve M. Taylor +112 more
2023Lancet Global Health18 citations Open access
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Neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns by fine stratum of gestational age and birthweight for 230 679 live births in nine low‐ and middle‐income countries, 2000–2017
E. Hazel, D. Erchick, Joanne Katz, Anne C C Lee +59 more
2024BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology17 citations Open access
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Modular literature review: a novel systematic search and review method to support priority setting in health policy and practice
A. Koivu, P. Hunter, P. Näsänen-Gilmore, Y. Muthiani +4 more
2021BMC Medical Research Methodology17 citations Open access
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Child Aflatoxin Exposure is Associated with Poor Child Growth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Rural Malawi
A. Matchado, Joshua W. Smith, K. Schulze, J. Groopman +8 more
2023Current Developments in Nutrition15 citations Open access
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Calcium supplementation during pregnancy and long‐term offspring outcome: a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis
P. Korhonen, K. Tihtonen, J. Isojärvi, R. Ojala +3 more
2022Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences15 citations Open access
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The ethical, economic, and developmental imperative to prevent small vulnerable newborns and stillbirths: essential actions to improve the country and global response.
A. Mohiddin, K. Semrau, J. Simon, E. Langlois +10 more
2023The Lancet14 citations
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Association between asymptomatic infections and linear growth in 18–24‐month‐old Malawian children
Juho Luoma, L. Adubra, P. Ashorn, U. Ashorn +15 more
2022Maternal and Child Nutrition14 citations Open access
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Associations of Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Bioactive Proteins with Infant Morbidity and Inflammation in Malawian Mother-Infant Dyads
J. Jorgensen, R. Young, P. Ashorn, U. Ashorn +11 more
2021Current Developments in Nutrition14 citations Open access
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Infections and systemic inflammation are associated with lower plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor I among Malawian children
K. Maleta, Yue-Mei Fan, Juho Luoma, U. Ashorn +14 more
2020American Journal of Clinical Nutrition14 citations Open access
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Infant gut microbiota characteristics generally do not modify effects of lipid-based nutrient supplementation on growth or inflammation: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in Malawi
Riley L. Hughes, C. Arnold, Rebecca R. Young, P. Ashorn +7 more
2020Scientific Reports14 citations Open access
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Supplementation with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Does Not Increase Child Morbidity in a Semiurban Setting in Ghana: A Secondary Outcome Noninferiority Analysis of the International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS)-DYAD Randomized Controlled Trial
S. Adu-Afarwuah, Rebecca R. Young, A. Lartey, Harriet Okronipa +4 more
2019Journal of NutriLife14 citations Open access
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Antenatal interventions to address harmful behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in the prevention of low birth weight.
A. Koivu, P. Näsänen-Gilmore, P. Hunter, Y. Muthiani +6 more
2023American Journal of Clinical Nutrition13 citations Open access
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Maternal and Infant Supplementation with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Increases Infants’ Iron Status at 18 Months of Age in a Semiurban Setting in Ghana: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the iLiNS-DYAD Randomized Controlled Trial
S. Adu-Afarwuah, R. Young, A. Lartey, Harriet Okronipa +5 more
2019Journal of NutriLife13 citations Open access
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A Prospective Study on Child Morbidity and Gut Microbiota in Rural Malawi.
Emma Kortekangas, R. Young, Yin B. Cheung, Yue-Mei Fan +7 more
2019Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN13 citations Open access
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The impact of maternal antenatal treatment with two doses of azithromycin and monthly sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on child weight, mid-upper arm circumference and head circumference: A randomized controlled trial
Lotta Hallamaa, Yin-Bun Cheung, M. Luntamo, U. Ashorn +3 more
2019PLoS ONE11 citations Open access
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Cross-cultural analysis of attention disengagement times supports the dissociation of faces and patterns in the infant brain
Juha Pyykkö, P. Ashorn, U. Ashorn, D. Niehaus +1 more
2019Scientific Reports11 citations Open access
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What more can be done? Prioritizing the most promising antenatal interventions to improve birth weight.
A. Koivu, T. Haapaniemi, Sufia Askari, N. Bhandari +13 more
2023American Journal of Clinical Nutrition10 citations Open access
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Improving birth weight measurement and recording practices in Kenya and Tanzania: a prospective intervention study with historical controls
A. K’Oloo, Evance K Godfrey, A. Koivu, H. Barsosio +13 more
2021Population Health Metrics10 citations Open access
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A modular systematic review of antenatal interventions targeting modifiable environmental exposures in improving low birth weight.
P. Näsänen-Gilmore, A. Koivu, P. Hunter, Y. Muthiani +5 more
2023American Journal of Clinical Nutrition9 citations Open access
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Testing the effects of mass drug administration of azithromycin on mortality and other outcomes among 1–11-month-old infants in Mali (LAKANA): study protocol for a cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, parallel-group, three-arm clinical trial
L. Adubra, D. Alber, P. Ashorn, U. Ashorn +17 more
2023Trials9 citations Open access
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Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Do Not Affect Plasma or Milk Retinol Concentrations Among Malawian Mothers, or Plasma Retinol Concentrations among Young Malawian or Ghanaian Children in Two Randomized Trials
M. Haskell, R. Young, Seth Adu-Afaruwah, A. Lartey +9 more
2021Journal of NutriLife8 citations Open access
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Associations between individual variations in visual attention at 9 months and behavioral competencies at 18 months in rural Malawi
Juha Pyykkö, U. Ashorn, Eletina Chilora, K. Maleta +2 more
2020PLoS ONE8 citations Open access
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Effect of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on maternal gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Enju Liu, U. Partap, Sachin Shinde, Dongqing Wang +34 more
2025EClinicalMedicine6 citations Open access
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Child growth and neurodevelopment after maternal antenatal antibiotic treatment
Karoliina Videman, Lotta Hallamaa, Otto Heimonen, C. Mangani +4 more
2021Archives of Disease in Childhood6 citations Open access
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Mass Azithromycin Provision for Infants in Mali and Survival
F. Haidara, L. Adubra, Mahamadou Abdou, Dagmar Alber +22 more
2025New England Journal of Medicine5 citations Open access
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