Monday, January 5, 2015

JAMA - Micronutrient vs Iron–Folic Acid Supplements on Infant Mortality

"Effect of Maternal Multiple Micronutrient vs Iron–Folic Acid Supplementation on Infant Mortality and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Rural Bangladesh"

"Conclusions and Relevance  In Bangladesh, antenatal multiple micronutrient compared with iron–folic acid supplementation did not reduce all-cause infant mortality to age 6 months but resulted in a non–statistically significant reduction in stillbirths and significant reductions in preterm births and low birth weight."

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2084892

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