Use of a novel supplementary food and measures to control inflammation in malnourished pregnant women in Sierra Leone to improve birth outcomes: study protocol for a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical effectiveness trial

Use of a novel supplementary food and measures to control inflammation in malnourished pregnant women in Sierra Leone to improve birth outcomes: study protocol for a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical effectiveness trial

Abstract Background The negative synergy between poor nutritional status and infectious diseases is doubly detrimental in pregnancy. In Sierra Leone, maternal malnutrition is amongst the highest in the world, while maternal mortality is high at 1320/100,000 live births and stunting in under-five is...

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Main Authors: D. Taylor Hendrixson, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Meghan Callaghan-Gillespie, Jacklyn Weber, Peggy Papathakis, Mark J. Manary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Nutrition
Subjects:
Supplementary foods
Intrauterine growth restriction
Legumes
Low birth weight
Malnutrition
Pregnancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40795-018-0218-y

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