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Small-quantity, lipid-based nutrient supplements provided to women during pregnancy and 6 mo postpartum and to their infants from 6 mo of age increase the mean attained length of 18-mo-old children in semi-urban Ghana: a randomized controlled trial
- Source :
- The American journal of clinical nutrition, vol 104, iss 3
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- eScholarship, University of California, 2016.
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Abstract
- BackgroundChildhood stunting usually begins in utero and continues after birth; therefore, its reduction must involve actions across different stages of early life.ObjectiveWe evaluated the efficacy of small-quantity, lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) provided during pregnancy, lactation, and infancy on attained size by 18 mo of age.DesignIn this partially double-blind, individually randomized trial, 1320 women at ≤20 wk of gestation received standard iron and folic acid (IFA group), multiple micronutrients (MMN group), or SQ-LNS (LNS group) daily until delivery, and then placebo, MMNs, or SQ-LNS, respectively, for 6 mo postpartum; infants in the LNS group received SQ-LNS formulated for infants from 6 to 18 mo of age (endline). The primary outcome was child length by 18 mo of age.ResultsAt endline, data were available for 85% of 1228 infants enrolled; overall mean length and length-for-age z score (LAZ) were 79.3 cm and -0.83, respectively, and 12% of the children were stunted (LAZ
- Subjects :
- Risk
Adult
Male
multiple micronutrients
lipid-based nutrient supplements
Ghana
Medical and Health Sciences
Suburban Health
Fetal Development
Child Development
Engineering
Double-Blind Method
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Humans
Lactation
Micronutrients
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
First
Growth Disorders
home fortification
Fetal Growth Retardation
Nutrition & Dietetics
Infant
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Newborn
Dietary Fats
Infant Nutrition Disorders
Body Height
child growth
Dietary Supplements
supplementation
Female
Pregnancy Trimester
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The American journal of clinical nutrition, vol 104, iss 3
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......325..edd8f557f8dc3223049ae4e3ca424463