Maternal supplementation and postnatal physical growth: a review.
Five maternal supplementation trials are compared in which mothers, but not their infants, were given food supplements and infant growth was measured as the outcome. In contrast to studies wherein children were supplemented, in addition to or exclusive of mothers, the trials under review generally failed to demonstrate any effect on physical growth.
D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002508:Cephalometry; D002657:Child Development; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013624:Taiwan; D014481:United States