Supplementary feeding and infection control in pregnant adolescents-A secondary analysis of a randomized trial among malnourished women in Sierra Leone

• Main Authors: Aminata S. Koroma (Author), Mariama Ellie (Author), Kadiatu Bangura (Author), Per O. Iversen (Author), David T. Hendrixson (Author), Kevin Stephenson (Author), Mark J. Manary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Undernutrition during pregnancy in adolescence confers a high risk of maternal morbidity and adverse birth outcomes, particularly in low‐resource settings. In a secondary analysis, we hypothesized that younger undernourished pregnant adolescents (<18 years) would benefit more than undern...