Seasonality modifies the effect of a lipid-based nutrient supplement for pregnant rural women on birth length

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 634-639

  Toe, Laeticia C ^a,c   Bouckaert, Kimberley P ^a,b   De Beuf, Kristof ^a   Roberfroid, Dominique ^b   Meda, Nicolas ^c   Thas, Olivier ^a,d   Van Camp, John ^a   Kolsteren, Patrick W ^a,b   Huybregts, Lieven F ^a,b,e  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE MURAZ   (Burkina Faso)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^e INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birth weight; Burkina Faso; Food supplement; Pregnant women; Premature birth; Seasonal variations; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

LIPID; RAIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BURKINA FASO; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928411269     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.203448     Document Type: Article

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