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Research Reports from University of South Carolina Provide New Insights into Pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 22nd, 2012

2012 MAR 22 -- According to the authors of recent research from Columbia, South Carolina, "There is a lack of information on the optimal timing of food supplementation to malnourished pregnant women and possible combined effects of food and multiple micronutrient supplementations (MMS) on their offspring's growth. We evaluated the effects of prenatal food and micronutrient interventions on postnatal child growth."

"The hypothesis was that prenatal MMS and early invitation to food supplementation would increase physical growth in the offspring during 0-54 months and a combination of these interventions would further improve these outcomes. In the large,...

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