Effect of maternal supplement beverage with and without probiotics during pregnancy and lactation on maternal and infant health: a randomized controlled trial in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Adequate nutrition is essential during pregnancy and lactation to provide sufficient energy and nutrients to meet the nutritional requirements of the mother, fetus and infant. The primary objective of this study was to assess the effect of a maternal nutritional supplement enriched with probiotics during pregnancy and early lactation on the incidence of infant diarrhea. METHODS:Healthy, pregnant (24-28 weeks gestation) women were randomized 1:1:1 to receive either no supplement or two servings per day of an oral supplement (140 kcal/serving) providing 7.9 g protein, multivitamin/minerals, and enriched or not with the probiotics Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium lactis, from the third trimester of pregnancy until at least 2 months post-delivery. Incidence of infant diar

SUBMITTER: Mantaring J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984298 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature