Maternal and Infant Determinants of Zinc Status and Zinc's Association with Anthropometry in 3-Month-Old Bangladeshi Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Zinc deficiency remains a public health concern in South Asia but is rarely studied through gestation to infancy.

Methods

We identified maternal and infant factors related to plasma zinc of 3 mo old Bangladeshi infants (n = 317) in the context of a trial of a daily antenatal to 3 mo postpartum multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) with 15 vitamins and minerals, including 12 mg zinc, versus iron-folic acid (IFA). Factors explored included maternal age, parity, and plasma zinc in early (pre-supplementation) and late pregnancy, at 3 months postpartum, and in milk; cord blood zinc (n = 83); birth outcomes; and infant feeding and biomarkers. Consequently, infant zinc was explored with 3 mo anthropometry and growth rates.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ge X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12610514 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature