Neurodevelopment, vision and auditory outcomes at age 2 years in offspring of participants in the 'Women First' maternal preconception nutrition randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal nutrition in preconception and early pregnancy influences fetal growth. Evidence for effects of prenatal maternal nutrition on early child development (ECD) in low-income and middle-income countries is limited.

Objectives

To examine impact of maternal nutrition supplementation initiated prior to or during pregnancy on ECD, and to examine potential association of postnatal growth with ECD domains.

Design

Secondary analysis regarding the offspring of participants of a maternal multicountry, individually randomised trial.

Setting

Rural Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, India and Pakistan.

Participants

667 offspring of Women First trial participants, aged 24 months.

Intervention

Maternal lipid-based nutrient supplement i

SUBMITTER: Fernandes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423475 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature