Neither Preconceptional Weekly Multiple Micronutrient nor Iron–Folic Acid Supplements Affect Birth Size and Gestational Age Compared with a Folic Acid Supplement Alone in Rural Vietnamese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Zendy

Usha Ramakrishnan | Zendy; Phuong Hong Nguyen | Zendy; Inés González-Casanova | Zendy; Hoa Pham | Zendy; Wei Hao | Zendy; Hieu Nguyen | Zendy; Truong V Truong | Zendy; Son Nguyen | Zendy; Kimberly Harding | Zendy; Gregory A. Reinhart | Zendy; Lynnette M. Neufeld | Zendy; Reynaldo Martorell | Zendy

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Neither Preconceptional Weekly Multiple Micronutrient nor Iron–Folic Acid Supplements Affect Birth Size and Gestational Age Compared with a Folic Acid Supplement Alone in Rural Vietnamese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Usha Ramakrishnan,

Phuong Hong Nguyen,

Inés González-Casanova,

Hoa Pham,

Wei Hao,

Hieu Nguyen,

Truong V Truong,

Son Nguyen,

Kimberly Harding,

Gregory A. Reinhart,

Lynnette M. Neufeld,

Reynaldo Martorell

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.223420

Subject(s) - medicine , micronutrient , underweight , pregnancy , gestational age , randomized controlled trial , anemia , obstetrics , birth weight , pediatrics , body mass index , overweight , pathology , biology , genetics

Maternal nutritional status before and during early pregnancy plays a critical role in fetal growth and development. The benefits of periconception folic acid (FA) supplementation in the prevention of neural tube defects is well recognized, but the evidence for preconception micronutrient interventions for improving pregnancy outcomes is limited.

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