| Autor: |
Carl L. Bose, Omrana Pasha, Robert L. Goldenberg, Jacob E. Friedman, Kristen Stolka, Marion Koso-Thomas, Shelly Sundberg, Bhalachandra S. Kodkany, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Abhik Das, Ana Garces, Richard J. Derman, K M Hambidge, Nancy F. Krebs, Antoinette Tshefu, Elizabeth M. McClure, Jamie E Westcott, Daniel N. Frank, Lester Figueroa |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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| Popis: |
Background: Research directed to optimizing maternal nutrition commencing prior to conception remains very limited, despite suggestive evidence of its importance in addition to ensuring an optimal nutrition environment in the periconceptional period and throughout the first trimester of pregnancy. Methods/Study design: This is an individually randomized controlled trial of the impact on birth length (primary outcome) of the time at which a maternal nutrition intervention is commenced: Arm 1: ≥ 3 mo preconception vs. Arm 2: 12-14 wk gestation vs. Arm 3: none. 192 (derived from 480) randomized mothers and living offspring in each arm in each of four research sites (Guatemala, India, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo). The intervention is a daily 20 g lipid-based (118 kcal) multi-micronutient (MMN) supplement. Women randomized to receive this intervention with body mass index (BMI) |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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