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Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Micronutrient supplementation increases birth weight but not perinatal mortality
October 27th, 2005
Micronutrient supplementation increases birth weight but not perinatal mortality in a study performed by investigators in Denmark. "To assess the effects of daily prenatal multimicronutrient supplementation on birth weight (BW) and perinatal mortality," researchers conducted a "randomized, controlled, double masked trial" in urban Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. P. Kaestel and colleagues recruited "A total of 2100 pregnant women (22±7 weeks pregnant at entry) through antenatal clinics, of which 1670 (79.5%) completed the trial. BW was available for 1100 live born babies. Identical-looking supplements containing one (MN-1) or two (MN-2) Recommended...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-27)
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