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The article discusses the results of a study that examines the effects of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) and early food supplementation on the level of maternal hemoglobin, birth weight and infant mortality among children in Matlab, Bangladesh. The study shows that the level of mean maternal hemoglobin was lower in the early group than in the usual invitation group. Those in the MMS group had the highest incidence of spontaneous abortion and infant mortality rate. The study concludes that decreased childhood mortality were experienced by pregnant women treated with multiple micronutrients, including a combination of iron and folic acid and early food supplementation.