Small-quantity, lipid-based nutrient supplements provided to women during pregnancy and 6 mo postpartum and to their infants from 6 mo of age increase the mean attained length of 18-mo-old children in semi-urban Ghana: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood stunting usually begins in utero and continues after birth; therefore, its reduction must involve actions across different stages of early life.

Objective

We evaluated the efficacy of small-quantity, lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) provided during pregnancy, lactation, and infancy on attained size by 18 mo of age.

Design

In this partially double-blind, individually randomized trial, 1320 women at ≤20 wk of gestation received standard iron and folic acid (IFA group), multiple micronutrients (MMN group), or SQ-LNS (LNS group) daily until delivery, and then placebo, MMNs, or SQ-LNS, respectively, for 6 mo postpartum; infants in the LNS group received SQ-LNS formulated for infants from 6 to 18 mo of age (endline). The primary outcome was ch

SUBMITTER: Adu-Afarwuah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4997301 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature