Effect of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on anthropometry and blood pressure in mid-childhood in Nepal: follow-up of a double-blind randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Dr. Delan Devakumar, PhD (Author), Shiva Shankar Chaube, BEd (Author), Prof. Jonathan C K Wells, PhD (Author), Naomi M Saville, PhD (Author), Prof. Jon G Ayres, MD (Author), Prof. Dharma S Manandhar, FRCP (Author), Prof. Anthony Costello, FMedSci (Author), Prof. David Osrin, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In 2002-04, we did a randomised controlled trial in southern Nepal, and reported that children born to mothers taking multiple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy had a mean birthweight 77 g greater than children born to mothers taking iron and folic acid supplements. Children bor...