Efectos de la suplementación prenatal con múltiples micronutrientes sobre el peso al nacer y la duración gestacional

David Osrin1, Anjana Vaidya, Yagya Shrestha

  • 1International Perinatal Care Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK.

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Resumen

La suplementación prenatal de múltiples micronutrientes en Nepal aumentó significativamente el peso al nacer de los bebés, reduciendo el bajo peso al nacer en un 25%. Esta intervención no afectó la duración gestacional, la longitud del bebé o la circunferencia de la cabeza.

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