Multimicronutrient Supplementation for Undernourished Pregnant Women and the Birth Size of Their Offspring
Open Access
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 161 (1), 58-64
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.161.1.58
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the effect of multimicronutrient supplementation for undernourished pregnant women on the birth size of their offspring, incidence of low-birth-weight infants (P=.006), and that of early neonatal morbidity declined from 28.0% to 14.8% (a 58% decrease; relative risk, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.19-0.94;P=.04). Conclusion Compared with iron and folic acid supplementation, the administration of multimicronutrients to undernourished pregnant women may reduce the incidence of low birth weight and early neonatal morbidity.Keywords
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