Last Update: July, 7 2025

Publications

• Pathirathna ML, Haruna M, Sasaki S, Yonezawa K, Usui Y, Hagiwara Y. Maternal hemoglobin concentrations in early and late pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: A nationwide cohort study in Sri Lanka. The Journal of Nutrition. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.06.029 [URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022316625004183]

• Pathirathna ML, Haruna M, Sasaki S, Yonezawa K, Usui Y, Hagiwara Y, Dehideniya, MB. Association between gestational weight gain and low birth weight across the pre-pregnancy body mass index strata: The Sri Lanka Maternal and Newborn Growth Study. Matern Child Nutr. 2025;e70060. doi: 10.1111/mcn.70060. [URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40576043/]

• Pathirathna ML, Haruna M, Sasaki S, Yonezawa K, Usui Y, Hagiwara Y. Dietary energy and nutrient intake among pregnant women in Sri Lanka: Findings from the Sri Lanka Mother and Newborn Growth cohort study. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet. 2025;38(1):e70020. doi: 10.1111/jhn.70020. [URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jhn.70020]

• Pathirathna ML, Haruna M, Sasaki S, Yonezawa K, Usui Y, Hagiwara Y. The Sri Lanka Mother and Newborn Growth (S-MaNGro) Cohort: Protocol of a Nationwide Prospective Study. Methods Protoc. 2024;7(4):61. doi: 10.3390/mps7040061.  [URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9279/7/4/61]

Conference Presentations

• Pathirathna ML, Haruna M, Sasaki S, Yonezawa K, Usui Y, Hagiwara Y. Adequacy of dietary nutrient intake in a cohort of pregnant women in Sri Lanka. 55th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference (APACPH), Busan, South Korea,; October 23, 2024 - October 25, 2024 

• Pathirathna ML, Haruna M, Yonezawa K, Usui Y, Dietary behavior and food environment in early pregnancy: a nationwide assessment in Sri Lanka. 43rd Annual Conference of Japan Academy of Nursing Science, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan; December 9, 2023 - December 10, 2023