TOPIC: The impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child undernutrition Reference style: Vancouver Total words: 2000 words Part XXXXXXXXXXwords approx.) The first section should summarize the significance...

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The impact of COVID-19 on child and maternal under nutrition
Part 1
a.a Introduction
B.b Overview in terms of the significant impacts of COVID-19 on the nutrition of the child as well as maternal nutrition outcomes
There are a lot of researchers at present who have modelled the indirect effects of the COVID-19 on the child and maternal mortality in the middle-income and low-income countries that also showcases significant consequences in terms of disruptions for the routine health care as well as decreased access to food. The lockdown all across the globe especially in the developing countries in the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the food security of a lot of vulnerable individuals. The global prevalence considering child wasting could increase by 15% which is approximately 48 million children younger than 5 years affected by wasting all across the globe before this particular pandemic (1). On the other hand, the potential for the transmission of the COVID-19 via
east milk appears to be quite low, it is quite vital that positive mothers strictly abide by the extra precautions as they still have the chance of transmitting the virus to the young baby via the respiratory droplets or even the skin contact during the
eastfeeding. As per WHO, there is not enough data for concluding the fact that there might be the transmission of this virus takes place via
eastfeeding (. However, in the case of the infants, the risk in terms of the infection of the COVID-19 is quite low, the infection is also asymptomatic or even low but the consequences of not
eastfeeding and separation between a child and mother can be significant. Furthermore, the advantages of
eastfeeding also outweigh the COVID-19 risks and may protect the mother and the child both but this is only applicable when general infection control measures are considered strictly. There are also rare exceptions when feeding on the
east is not recommended. It can be said that obesity is dangerous during the COVID-19 as obesity is also connected with the co-mo
idities. Moreover, it is quite evident that obesity in an individual with COVID-19 is a negative sign as it can cause significant complications as well as symptoms. There are some of the studies that highlight the fact that the immune system is highly disrupted by obesity via various mechanisms Bell D et al. (2 p 104)
It can be also said that malnutrition also enhances the susceptibility of the Covid-19 to a great extent. Nutrition is also an element that plays one of the most vital roles in terms of maintaining a healthy body that consists of an immune system for warding off diseases. Due to malnutrition, an individual is at high risk of getting ill, dying, and staying ill. It is quite evident that the immune system is weakened and it enhances the susceptibility of the body in terms of the body’s susceptibility toward infections along with setting in motion a vicious cycle (15).
c.c the main ways by which this pandemic contribute to the outcomes that are mentioned in the above segment
It is quite evident that there are some of the ways by which COVID-19 tends to contribute to the outcomes that are already mentioned in the above segment. Following are some of the main instances:
Disrupted food supplies- The COVID-19 have not only ignited the economic as well as health crisis, which together tends to pose a significant amount of threat toward the security of the food, specifically in the poorer countries. This pandemic has also placed a lot of stress on the supply chains of the food, with the processing, bottlenecks in the farm labour, logistics, transport as well as significant shifting in the demand. Most of the disruptions are also an outcome of the policies that are adopted for containing the spread of this particular virus (3). Food supply chains have also highlighted a lot of resilience for facing stresses. The shelves of the grocery stores have diminished over time as there is no stockpiling and the supply chains have also responded toward the enhanced demand. There are a lot of studies that have highlighted the fact that the long-distance food supply chains have been the hardest hit during the present pandemic with the welfare results for the u
an farmers as well as customers.
Economic downturn- This has mainly resulted in the loss of income as well as the insecurity of food. In general words, the cancellation or the postponement of religious, sporting, cultural events as well as widespread shortages in terms of the supplies and also magnified by the panic buying (4).
Throwing light on the above-mentioned discussion it can be said that some junk food firms are using this particular pandemic as a marketing opportunity. For example, Cadbury has used the quotes and images from the lived experiences of the individuals in terms of their lockdown life, it implores everyone to...