Year: 2024 | Month: May | Volume: 11 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 693-702
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240580
The Influence of Maternal Factors on the Incidence of Stunting in Toddlers: A Narrative Review
Marzatia Yulika1, Nur Afrainin Syah2, Yusrawati3
1Master of Midwifery Program, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Andalas, Indonesia
2Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Andalas
3Departement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Andalas, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Nur Afrainin Syah
ABSTRACT
Stunting, a severe challenge in the global public health domain, significantly impacts efforts to improve children's quality of life worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines stunting as a growth disorder in children's height, based on the height-for-age index with a Z-score of less than -2 standard deviation. This study aims to determine the influence of maternal factors on the incidence of stunting in toddlers. It is a narrative literature review. We studied national and international articles published in ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases within the past ten years (2014 -2024). The keywords used to search for these articles were stunting and maternal factors. Based on the literature review, eight maternal factors contributed to the incidence of stunting in toddlers: maternal education, maternal knowledge, parenting style, maternal nutritional status, anemia during pregnancy, maternal height, maternal age, and birth spacing. There is evidence that improving these factors is essential for preventing stunting.
Keywords: Stunting; Maternal Factors; Toddlers
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