Maternal postpartum deworming and infant milk intake: Secondary outcomes from a trial.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization recommends deworming to reduce soil-transmitted helminth (STH)-attributable morbidity in women of reproductive age, including pregnant and lactating women, to reduce blood loss, iron deficiency anaemia and nutrient malabsorption. This study assessed the impact of maternal postpartum deworming with albendazole approximately 1 day after delivery on infant milk intake among a subset of 216 randomly selected mother-infant pairs recruited into a large trial in Peru. Infant milk intake was measured using the deuterium-oxide method at 1- and 6-month postpartum. Maternal STH infection was measured at 6-month postpartum. At 1-month postpartum, mean intake was 756 ± 16 and 774 ± 18 mL day^-1 in the albendazole and placebo groups, respectively (mean difference:

SUBMITTER: Mofid LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8476434 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature