5. Conclusions
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WASTING
To our knowledge, this is the first intervention of its kind to investigate the impact of preconception maternal mentoring on fetal growth and birth weight outcomes in Indonesia, where child stunting and wasting remain common. Our findings demonstrate that a comprehensive maternal mentoring program provided in addition to standard care procedures may be feasible and effective for improving fetal growth and increasing birth weight, especially among a particularly under-resourced population of women. Future efforts are needed on behalf of researchers, healthcare providers, and policymakers to determine how maternal mentoring programs such as the one described herein can be adapted and scaled to improve outcomes for both mothers and children across Indonesia and worldwide.