Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Maternal Multiple Micronutrients Supplementation Leads to Reductions in Preterm Births and Low Birth Weight

Daily maternal supplementation with multiple micronutrients was compared to iron-folic acid supplementation before and after childbirth, by scientists in Bangladesh. They found that multiple micronutrients (MM) supplementation did not affect all-cause infant mortality to age 6 months, but did result in significant reductions in preterm birth and low birth weight. The study is published in 'JAMA'. Researchers studied 22,405 pregnancies in the multiple micronutrient group ...




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