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Benefits of supplementation with multiple micronutrients in pregnancy
Author(s) -
Black Robert E.,
Dewey Kathryn G.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.14088
Subject(s) - micronutrient , pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , biology , genetics , pathology
A task force was convened by the New York Academy of Sciences to evaluate new evidence that was not available at the time of, and to help countries interpret, recent World Health Organization guidelines for nutrition interventions in pregnancy as they relate to multiple micronutrient supplementation. The report of the task force is published in a recent special issue of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences . Here, we provide a short introduction to the special issue.