Published By:
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Publication Date:
Journal Article
Bangladesh
Ghana
English
Pregnancy and breastfeeding lower a mother’s nutrient stores, potentially affecting her nutritional status upon conceiving another child. This article evaluates the benefits of nutrition interventions during previous pregnancy and the postpartum period as a way to improve the growth of a subsequent child, specifically through supplementing lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS), multiple micronutrients (MMN), and iron plus folic acid (IFA). It concludes that LNS and MMN supplementation during pregnancy did not improve the growth of a subsequent child beyond the effects of IFA alone, while also noting that more research is needed regarding preconception supplementation.
![Thumbnail for Resource](/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_resource/public/2020-07/The%20impact%20of%20maternal%20supplementation%20during%20pregnancy%20and%20the%20first%206%20months%20postpartum%20on%20the%20growth%20status%20of%20the%20next%20child%20born%20after%20the%20intervention%20period_%20Follow%E2%80%90up%20results%20from%20Bangladesh%20and%20Ghana.png?itok=c_fFbh44)