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  Child growth = sustainable economic growth: Why we should invest in nutrition

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013

  This policy brief, commissioned by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and used as a key resource for the Nutrition for Growth Summit in London, June 8, 2013, outlines the relationship that child nutrition has with a country’s economic growth. It outlines several ways in which investments in malnutrition reduction have a positive impact on economic growth.
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  Killing me softly: the fetal origins hypothesis

  Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011

  Fetal origins hypothesis argues that conditions within the uterus affect an infant’s life chances both in terms of health and economics. The authors review the existing literature, highlighting the position occupied by Barker who argued that trauma, such as under-nutrition, suffered in utero leads to negative outcomes in adult life, such as obesity.
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  Effects of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on children's weight and size at 2 years of age in Nepal: follow-up of a double-blind randomised controlled trial

  The Lancet, 2008

  This paper reports on the follow-up of  a randomised controlled trial in Nepal. The trial studied 1200 women who received either iron and folic acid or a supplement that provided the recommended daily allowance of 15 vitamins and minerals, over the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. 917 children were assessed between December, 2005 and December, 2006 at a mean age of 2.5 years.
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  Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in low-income countries: a meta-analysis of effects on stillbirths and on early and late neonatal mortality

  United Nations University, 2009

  Multiple micronutrient deficiencies are common among women in low-income countries and may adversely affect pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis of the effects on stillbirths, early and late neonatal mortality of multiple micronutrient (MMN) compared with iron and folic acid (Fe + FA) supplementation during pregnancy in recent randomised controlled trials.
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  Guideline: daily iron and folic acid supplementation in pregnant women

  World Health Organization, 2012

  This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on daily iron and folic acid supplementation as a public health intervention for the purpose of improving pregnancy outcomes and reducing maternal anaemia in pregnancy.
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  Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy

  Cochrane Library, 2012

  This study aims to assess the benefits and harms of intermittent supplementation with iron alone or in combination with folic acid or other vitamins and minerals to pregnant women on neonatal and pregnancy outcomes.
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  Maternal nutrition and birth outcomes: effect of balanced protein-energy supplementation

  2012

  This review summarises the evidence on association of maternal nutrition with birth outcomes along with a review of the effects of balanced protein-energy supplementation during pregnancy. Sixteen intervention studies were included in the review. The results show:
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  The effects of iodine deficiency in pregnancy and infancy

  2012

  This paper examines the effects and consequences of iodine deficiency during pregnancy on maternal and birth outcomes. Iodine requirements are increased 50% during pregnancy. Iodine deficiency during pregnancy can cause maternal and fetal hypothyroidism and impair neurological development of the fetus.
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  Effects of calcium supplementation during pregnancy on maternal, fetal and birth outcomes

  2012

  This review evaluates the preventive effects of calcium supplementation during pregnancy on gestational hypertensive disorders and related maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Primary outcomes were pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and birthweight. The main findings are:
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  Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy

  Wiley Online Library, 2006

  This review evaluates the benefits to mother and infant of multiple-micronutrient supplements in pregnancy and assess the risk of excess supplementation and potential adverse interactions between micronutrients.

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