![]() At 8 wk gestation, women were randomly assigned an invitation time to start receiving food supplements (2.5 MJ/d 6 d/wk) either early (~9 wk gestation early-invitation group) or at the usual start time (~20 wk gestation usual-invitation group) for the government program. ![]() A cohort of 180 mother-infant dyads were studied (born between May and October 2003) from among 3267 in the randomized controlled trial Maternal Infant Nutritional Interventions Matlab, which was conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh. We proposed that women assigned to an early invitation time to start a prenatal food supplementation program could reduce the negative influence of food insecurity on maternal-infant interaction. Food insecurity is detrimental to child development, yet little is known about the combined influence of food insecurity and nutritional interventions on child development in low-income countries. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |