[The clinical use of MOM nutrient powder in pregnant women].
Fifty women with normal pregnancy were given MOM nutrient powder (30 g/day) from 16 weeks of gestation to the beginning of labor and another 40 cases of normal pregnancy were given iron, folic acid, calcium, vitA+D at the same time were observed and compared for the nutritional status at 16, 28, 37 weeks of gestation, the serum total protein, albumin, fasting blood sugar, cholesterol, triglyceride serum iron calcium, folic acid vitA and blood glutathione reductase activation coefficient (GRAC), Hb, hematocrit were measured in the two groups. The results showed that all the above mentioned measurements were in normal range, and there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups. The maternal body weight at various stages of gestation; maternal weight gain; neonatal birth weight, and the production of breast milk showed also no significant difference between the 2 groups. We conclude that the action supplementation of various nutrients by drug can be replaced by food MOM nutrient powder for the pregnant women.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing.
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D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood
D012709:Serum Albumin; D014801:Vitamin A; D002118:Calcium