Maternal antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation for long-term health benefits in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women reduces low birth weight and has been recommended in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve child survival, growth and health. We aimed to review the evidence from long-term follow-up studies of multiple micronutrient supplementation beginning in the later first or second trimester.

Methods

We searched systematically for follow-up reports from all trials in a 2015 Cochrane review of multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy. The intervention comprised three or more micronutrients and the comparison group received iron (60 mg) and folic acid (400 μg), where possible. Median gestation of commencement varied from 9 to 23 weeks. Primary outcomes were offspring mortality, height, weight an

SUBMITTER: Devakumar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4910255 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature