Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: where are the long‐term benefits?

Devakumar, Delan; Osrin, David; Sachdev, Harshpal Singh; Prost, Audrey

doi:10.1111/nyas.14272

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“…This study also noted the importance of measuring socio-environmental determinants, such as home environment and maternal depression, which were strongly associated with school-age cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional scores. However, concerns about the limited findings and null results from follow-up studies in other settings like China and Tanzania have been raised, and further research is needed to better understand the long-term health effects on maternal and child health [60, 83].…”

Section: Maternal Nutrition Interventions and Birth Outcomesmentioning

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Maternal Undernutrition before and during Pregnancy and Offspring Health and Development

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Ramakrishnan

2020

Ann Nutr Metab

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Maternal undernutrition remains a critical public health problem. There are large regional and within-country disparities in the burden of underweight, anemia, and micronutrient deficiencies across the globe. Driving these disparities are complex and multifactorial causes, including access to health services, water and sanitation, women’s status, and food insecurity as well as the underlying social, economic, and political context. Women’s health, nutrition, and wellbeing across the continuum of preconception to pregnancy are critical for ensuring positive pregnancy and long-term outcomes for both the mother and child. In this review, we summarize the evidence base for nutrition interventions before and during pregnancy that will help guide programs targeted towards women’s nutrition. Growing evidence from preconception nutrition trials demonstrates an impact on offspring size at birth. Preconception anemia and low preconception weight are associated with an increased risk of low birth weight and small for gestational age births. During pregnancy, several evidence-based strategies exist, including balanced-energy protein supplements, multiple micronutrient supplements, and small-quantity lipid nutrient supplements for improving birth outcomes. There, however, remain several important priority areas and research gaps for improving women’s nutrition before and during pregnancy. Further progress is needed to prioritize preconception nutrition and access to health and family planning resources. Additional research is required to understand the long-term effects of preconception and pregnancy interventions particularly on offspring development. Furthermore, while there is a strong evidence base for maternal nutrition interventions, the next frontier requires a greater focus on implementation science and equity to decrease global maternal undernutrition disparities.

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Section: Maternal Nutrition Interventions and Birth Outcomesmentioning

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Maternal Undernutrition before and during Pregnancy and Offspring Health and Development

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Ramakrishnan

2020

Ann Nutr Metab

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“…We appreciate the comments by Devakumar et al . and agree that there are still some unanswered questions regarding the long‐term impact of multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) during pregnancy.…”

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Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: call to action for change in recommendation

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: where are the long‐term benefits?

Cited by 2 publications

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Maternal Undernutrition before and during Pregnancy and Offspring Health and Development

Maternal Undernutrition before and during Pregnancy and Offspring Health and Development

Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation: call to action for change in recommendation

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