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Tamura M, Oji T, Une S, Mukaino M, Bekki T, Tado M, Koyama H, Kagawa Y, Kawata M. Tethered cord syndrome with spina bifida aperta in cats: two case reports of different types. JFMS Open Rep 2017; 3:2055116917708060. [PMID: 28546867 PMCID: PMC5431438 DOI: 10.1177/2055116917708060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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CASE SUMMARY Two castrated male cats, aged 8 months old (case 1) and 10 months old (case 2), showed a history of progressive paraparesis, an over-reaching pelvic limb gait, urinary incontinence and a palpable dermoid fistula. In case 1, the fistula was connected to the dural sac on the conus medullaris, and the tethered spinal cord was retracted caudally. In case 2, the tubular structure was connected to the dural sac on the thoracic spinal cord, and the tethered spinal cord was retracted dorsally. Tethered cord syndrome secondary to spina bifida aperta was suspected in both cats. Excision of the fistula and release of the tethered spinal cord was performed. A histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a meningomyelocele in case 1 and a meningocele in case 2. Paraparesis improved postoperatively in both cats. However, urinary incontinence in case 1 remained partially unresolved. RELEVANCE AND NOVEL INFORMATION This is the first report to describe the imaging characteristics, surgical treatments and outcomes of two different types of tethered cord syndrome with spina bifida aperta in cats. Tethered cord syndrome with spina bifida aperta needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of slowly progressive paraparesis in younger cats with or without vesicorectal failure and a palpable dermoid fistula.
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- Masahiro Tamura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Neovets Veterinary Referral Center, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
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Wessells KR, Ouédraogo CT, Young RR, Faye MT, Brito A, Hess SY. Micronutrient Status among Pregnant Women in Zinder, Niger and Risk Factors Associated with Deficiency. Nutrients 2017; 9:E430. [PMID: 28445440 PMCID: PMC5452160 DOI: 10.3390/nu9050430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Anemia and micronutrient (MN) deficiencies in pregnant women are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In Niger, 58.6% of pregnant women are anemic; however, MN statuses are unknown. The study objectives were to estimate the prevalence of MN deficiencies among pregnant women in Zinder, Niger and explore associated risk factors. Pregnant women living in randomly selected rural villages (n = 88) were included. Capillary and venous blood samples (n = 770) were analyzed for hemoglobin (Hb) and plasma ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), zinc (pZn), retinol binding protein (RBP), folate and vitamin B12. C-reactive protein and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein were measured to adjust for inflammation. The prevalence of MN deficiencies in pregnant woman was high, indicative of a severe public health problem. Prevalence of iron deficiency was 20.7% and 35.7%, by ferritin (<15 µg/L) and sTfR (>8.3 mg/L), respectively. In total, 40.7% of women had low pZn (<50 µg/dL), 79.7% had marginal RBP (<1.32 µmol/L), 44.3% of women had low folate (<10 nmol/L) and 34.8% had low B12 concentrations (<148 pmol/L). Common risk factors associated with MN status included gravidity, mid-upper-arm circumference, geophagy, malaria, and result of the woman's last pregnancy. Interventions to promote the strengthening of antenatal care, and access and adherence to nutrition and health interventions are critical among pregnant women in this population.
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- K Ryan Wessells
- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- USDA, ARS, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Myles M, Gennaro S, Dubois N, O'Connor C, Roberts K. Nutrition of Black Women During Pregnancy. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2017; 46:e83-e94. [PMID: 28396154 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the consistency and adequacy of nutritional intake in a population of Black women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. DESIGN This was a longitudinal descriptive study. Data were collected from women with low-risk pregnancies at 22- to 24-week prenatal visits and two subsequent visits. SETTING Participants were recruited from urban prenatal clinics in one city in the Northeastern United States. PARTICIPANTS Pregnant women who self-identified as Black (N = 195). METHODS A 24-hour diet recall was obtained at each of the three study time points. Food models and measuring cups were used to improve the accuracy of portion size reporting. Data from diet recalls were manually entered in Food Processor software to compute nutritional content. RESULTS A linear mixed-effects model was used to examine dietary intake. Dietary patterns were stable from the second to the third trimesters, and caloric intake was inadequate. Women met minimal daily requirements for carbohydrate and protein intake, but the overall percentages of fat, protein, and carbohydrates indicated that additional calories needed to come from protein. Although more than 80% of women regularly took prenatal vitamins, micronutrient and fiber intake were consistently inadequate. CONCLUSION Prenatal care to help women identify foods that are rich in fiber, protein, and micronutrients is important for the health of women and newborns. Knowing that nutritional intake is consistently inadequate, nurses can counsel pregnant women whenever they have contact with them to attempt to improve nutritional intake and make women aware of inexpensive nutrient sources.
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Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Okronipa H, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Zeilani M, Arimond M, Vosti SA, Dewey KG. Maternal Supplementation with Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Compared with Multiple Micronutrients, but Not with Iron and Folic Acid, Reduces the Prevalence of Low Gestational Weight Gain in Semi-Urban Ghana: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr 2017; 147:697-705. [PMID: 28275100 PMCID: PMC5368579 DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.242909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: It is unclear whether maternal supplementation with small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs; 118 kcal/d) affects maternal weight.Objective: We compared several secondary anthropometric measures between 3 groups of women in the iLiNS (International Lipid-based Nutrient Supplements)-DYAD trial in Ghana.Methods: Women (n = 1320; <20 wk of gestation) were randomly assigned to receive 60 mg Fe + 400 μg folic acid/d (IFA), 18 vitamins and minerals/d [multiple micronutrients (MMNs)], or 20 g SQ-LNSs with 22 micronutrients/d (LNS) during pregnancy and a placebo (200 mg Ca/d), MMNs, or SQ-LNSs, respectively, for 6 mo postpartum. Weight, midupper arm circumference (MUAC), and triceps skinfold (TSF) thickness at 36 wk of gestation and 6 mo postpartum were analyzed, as were changes from estimated prepregnancy values. We assessed the adequacy of estimated gestational weight gain (GWG) by using Institute of Medicine (IOM) and International Fetal and Newborn Growth Standards for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st) guidelines.Results: The estimated prepregnancy prevalence of overweight or obesity was 38.5%. By 36 wk of gestation, women (n = 1015) had a mean ± SD weight gain of 7.4 ± 3.7 kg and changes of -1.0 ± 1.7 cm in MUAC and -2.8 ± 4.1 mm in TSF thickness. The LNS group had a lower prevalence of inadequate GWG on the basis of IOM guidelines (57.4%) than the MMN (67.2%) but not the IFA (63.1%) groups (P = 0.030), whereas the prevalence of adequate (26.9% overall) and excessive (10.4% overall) GWG did not differ by group. The percentages of normal-weight women (in kg/m2: 18.5 < body mass index < 25.0; n = 754) whose GWG was less than the third centile of the INTERGROWTH-21st standards were 23.0%, 28.7%, and 28.5% for the LNS, MMN, and IFA groups, respectively (P = 0.36). At 6 mo postpartum, the prevalence of overweight or obesity was 45.3%, and the risk of becoming overweight or obese did not differ by group.Conclusion: SQ-LNS supplementation is one potential strategy to address the high prevalence of inadequate GWG in women in settings similar to Ghana, without increasing the risk of excessive GWG. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00970866.
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- Seth Adu-Afarwuah
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana;
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, and
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- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, and
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Barker M, Baird J, Tinati T, Vogel C, Strömmer S, Rose T, Begum R, Jarman M, Davies J, Thompson S, Taylor L, Inskip H, Cooper C, Nutbeam D, Lawrence W. Translating Developmental Origins: Improving the Health of Women and Their Children Using a Sustainable Approach to Behaviour Change. Healthcare (Basel) 2017; 5:E17. [PMID: 28335519 PMCID: PMC5371923 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare5010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Theories of the developmental origins of health and disease imply that optimising the growth and development of babies is an essential route to improving the health of populations. A key factor in the growth of babies is the nutritional status of their mothers. Since women from more disadvantaged backgrounds have poorer quality diets and the worst pregnancy outcomes, they need to be a particular focus. The behavioural sciences have made a substantial contribution to the development of interventions to support dietary changes in disadvantaged women. Translation of such interventions into routine practice is an ideal that is rarely achieved, however. This paper illustrates how re-orientating health and social care services towards an empowerment approach to behaviour change might underpin a new developmental focus to improving long-term health, using learning from a community-based intervention to improve the diets and lifestyles of disadvantaged women. The Southampton Initiative for Health aimed to improve the diets and lifestyles of women of child-bearing age through training health and social care practitioners in skills to support behaviour change. Analysis illustrates the necessary steps in mounting such an intervention: building trust; matching agendas and changing culture. The Southampton Initiative for Health demonstrates that developing sustainable; workable interventions and effective community partnerships; requires commitment beginning long before intervention delivery but is key to the translation of developmental origins research into improvements in human health.
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- Mary Barker
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- NIHR Dissemination Centre, University of Southampton, Alpha House, Enterprise Road, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Formerly of NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T7X 5A1, Canada.
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- Formerly of Southampton City Council Public Health Team, Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LY, UK.
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- Commissioner, Integrated Commissioning Unit, Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LY, UK.
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- Former Senior Commissioning Manager for NHS Southampton, NHS Southampton HQ, Oakley Road, Millbrook, Southampton SO16 4GX, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Sydney Medical School, Edward Ford Building A27, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
- NIHR Nutrition Biomedical Research Centre, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
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Johnson CD, Jones S, Paranjothy S. Reducing low birth weight: prioritizing action to address modifiable risk factors. J Public Health (Oxf) 2017; 39:122-131. [PMID: 26888979 PMCID: PMC5409066 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Low birth weight (LBW) affects 6.9% of all UK births and has remained largely unchanged for many years. The United Nations and the World Health Assembly have set targets to substantially reduce global incidence. Understanding the contribution of modifiable risk factors to the burden of LBW is required to ensure appropriate interventions are in place to achieve this reduction. Methods Data from published studies on the risks from key modifiable factors were used alongside prevalence data from the Welsh population to calculate the population attributable risk for each factor individually and in combination. Results Fourteen risk factors accounted for nearly half of LBW births, and 60% of those to younger mothers (<25 years). Tobacco smoke exposure was the largest contributor. We estimated that smoking in pregnancy was a factor in one in eight LBW births, increasing to one in five for women aged under 25. Conclusions Risk factors are interrelated and inequitably distributed within the population. Exposure to one factor increases the likelihood of exposure to a constellation of factors further increasing risk. Action to address LBW must consider groups where the risk factors are most prevalent and address these risk factors together using multi-component interventions.
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Tang L, Lee AH, Yau KKW, Hui YV, Binns CW. Consumption of dietary supplements by Chinese women during pregnancy and postpartum: A prospective cohort study. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2017; 13. [PMID: 28185404 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to investigate usage patterns and factors associated with maternal dietary supplementation by Chinese women. A prospective cohort study of 695 mothers, who gave birth to a singleton baby, was conducted in Jiangyou, Sichuan Province of China. Information on dietary supplement use was collected from participants by personal interview at hospital discharge and followed up by telephone at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartum. Logistic regression analysis and generalised linear-mixed modelling were performed to determine factors affecting dietary supplementation during pregnancy and the first 6 months postpartum, respectively. A total of 81.8 and 32.1% of women consumed dietary supplements during pregnancy and postpartum, respectively. Calcium was the most popular supplement (pregnancy 63.9%; postpartum 28.1%), whereas folic acid was only taken during pregnancy (62.3%) with an average usage duration of 2.5 (standard deviation 1.3) months among users. High school and above education, adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 2.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) [1.63, 4.38], and attendance at prenatal classes (adjusted OR = 1.99, 95% CI [1.05, 3.76]) were associated with dietary supplementation during pregnancy. Mothers with a higher level of education (adjusted OR = 3.10, 95% CI [1.81, 5.30]) were also more likely to use dietary supplements in the postpartum period. Although dietary supplementation appeared to be common among Chinese mothers, maternal intake of folic acid was well below the guidelines. There is a need for further nutrition education on maternal use of micronutrient supplements, especially targeting mothers who are less educated.
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- Li Tang
- Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,Hang Seng Management College, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Haile D, Tabar L, Lakew Y. Differences in spatial distributions of iron supplementation use among pregnant women and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2011 national population based survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2017; 17:33. [PMID: 28088242 PMCID: PMC5237501 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1210-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Iron supplementation during pregnancy prevents against low birth weight, incidence of prematurity and postpartum hemorrhage. However, the coverage of iron supplementation is still low in Ethiopia. This study aimed to investigate the spatial variations and associated factors of iron supplementation during pregnancy using the 2011 national demographic and health survey data. METHODS This study used secondary data from the 2011 Ethiopian demographic and health survey. The survey was cross sectional and used a multistage cluster sampling procedure. A logistic regression statistical model using adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to identify the associated factors. Getis-Ord G-statistic was used to identify high and low hotspot areas of iron tablet supplementation during pregnancy. RESULTS The coverage of iron tablet supplementation was 17.1% [95%CI: (16.3-17.9)] with the highest coverage of 38.9% [95%CI: (32.4--46.1)] in Addis Ababa followed by Tigray regional state with 33.8% [95%CI: (29.9-38.00)]. The lowest coverage was found in Oromiya regional state at 11.9% [95%CI: (10.7-13.0)]. Multivariable analysis showed that mothers who were aware of the Community Conversation Program had 20% [AOR = 1.2; 95% CI: (1.04-1.4)] higher odds of taking iron tablets. The odds of taking iron tablets was 2.9 times [AOR = 2.9; 95% CI: (2.3-3.7)] higher among those who took deworming tablets. Those mothers who attended the minimum four antenatal visits recommended by WHO were 3.9 times [AOR = 3.9; 95% CI: (3.3-4.6)] more likely and those mothers in the age group 31-49 years were 2.9 times [AOR = 2.9; 95% CI: (1.1-7.4)] more likely to use iron tablets as compared to those mothers who did not attend antenatal care and mothers in the age group less than 20 years. Mothers having a family size of 10 and above had 32% [AOR = 0.68; 95% CI: (0.49-0.97)] lower odds of taking iron tablets during pregnancy. The spatial analysis found that only northern, central and eastern parts of Ethiopia were identified as hotspots of iron supplementation. CONCLUSION Iron supplementation use was not equally distributed in Ethiopia, with relatively higher prevalence in Tigray, Addis Ababa and Harari regional states. Attention should be given to younger age mothers, mothers with large family size and mothers who reside in areas with low coverage of iron tablet distribution. Promotion of antenatal care services based on the WHO standard can be used as an intervention for improving iron supplementation during pregnancy.
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- Demewoz Haile
- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Ethiopian Public Health Association, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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English R, Peer N, Honikman S, Tugendhaft A, Hofman KJ. 'First 1000 days' health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: alignment of South African policies with high-quality evidence. Glob Health Action 2017; 10:1340396. [PMID: 28715934 PMCID: PMC5533118 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1340396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In South Africa (SA), despite adoption of international strategies and approaches, maternal, neonatal and child (MNC) morbidity and mortality rates have not sufficiently declined. OBJECTIVES To conduct an umbrella review (UR) that identifies interventions in low- and middle-income countries, with a high-quality evidence base, that improve MNC morbidity and mortality outcomes within the first 1000 days of life; and to assess the incorporation of the evidence into local strategies, guidelines and documents. METHODS We included publications about women and children in the first 1000 days of life; healthcare professionals and community members. Comparators were those who did not receive the intervention. Interventions were pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Outcomes were MNC morbidity and mortality. Authors conducted English language electronic and manual searches (2000-2013). The quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) were reviewed. Interventions were ranked according to level of evidence; and then aligned with SA strategies, policies and guidelines. A tool to extract data was developed and used by two authors who independently extracted data. Summary measures from MAs or summaries of SRs were reviewed and the specificities of the various interventions listed. A search of all local high-level documents was done and these were assessed to determine the specificities of the recommendations and their alignment to the evidence. RESULTS In total, 19 interventions presented in 32 SRs were identified. Overall, SA's policymakers have sufficiently included high-quality evidence-based interventions into local policies. However, optimal period of birth spacing (two to five years) is not explicitly promoted nor was ante- and postnatal depression adequately incorporated. Antenatal care visits should be increased from four to about eight according to the evidence. CONCLUSION Incorporation of existing evidence into policies can be strengthened in SA. The UR methods are useful to inform policymaking and identify research gaps. RESPONSIBLE EDITOR Nawi Ng, Umeå University, Sweden.
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- René English
- Health Systems Trust, Health Systems Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Health Systems Trust, Health Systems Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Perinatal Maternal Mental Health, The Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Priority Cost Effective Lessons for System Strengthening South Africa, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Priority Cost Effective Lessons for System Strengthening South Africa, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Ekström EC, Lindström E, Raqib R, El Arifeen S, Basu S, Brismar K, Selling K, Persson LÅ. Effects of prenatal micronutrient and early food supplementation on metabolic status of the offspring at 4.5 years of age. The MINIMat randomized trial in rural Bangladesh. Int J Epidemiol 2016; 45:1656-1667. [PMID: 27694568 PMCID: PMC5100620 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Fetal nutritional insults may alter the later metabolic phenotype. We hypothesized that early timing of prenatal food supplementation and multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) would favourably influence childhood metabolic phenotype. Methods: Pregnant women recruited 1 January to 31 December 2002 in Matlab, Bangladesh, were randomized into supplementation with capsules of either 30 mg of iron and 400 μg of folic acid, 60 mg of iron and 400 μg of folic acid, or MMS containing a daily allowance of 15 micronutrients, and randomized to food supplementation (608 kcal) either with early invitation (9 weeks’ gestation) or usual invitation (at 20 weeks). Their children (n = 1667) were followed up at 4.5 years with assessment of biomarkers of lipid and glucose metabolism, inflammation and oxidative stress. Results: Children in the group with early timing of food supplementation had lower cholesterol (difference -0.079 mmol/l, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.156; -0.003), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (difference -0.068 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.126; -0.011) and ApoB levels (difference -0.017 g/l, 95% CL -0.033; -0.001). MMS supplementation resulted in lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (difference -0.028 mmol/l, 95% CL -0.053; -0.002), lower glucose (difference -0.099 mmol/l, 95% CL -0.179; -0.019) and lower insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) (difference on log scale -0.141 µg/l, 95% CL -0.254; -0.028) than 60 mg iron and 400 μg folic acid. There were no effects on markers of inflammation or oxidative stress. Conclusions: Findings suggest that in a population where malnutrition is prevalent, nutrition interventions during pregnancy may modify the metabolic phenotype in the young child that could have consequences for later chronic disease risks.
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- Eva-Charlotte Ekström
- International Maternal and Child Health, Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden,
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- International Maternal and Child Health, Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Oxidative Stress and Inflammation, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, and Chaire d'Excellence Program, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Nutrition, Universite d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France and
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- International Maternal and Child Health, Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- International Maternal and Child Health, Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Bresani Salvi CC, Braga MC, Figueirôa JN, Batista Filho M. Could the erythrocyte indices or serum ferritin predict the therapeutic response to a trial with oral iron during pregnancy? Results from the Accuracy study for Maternal Anaemia diagnosis (AMA). BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016; 16:218. [PMID: 27516193 PMCID: PMC4982235 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Treatment of maternal iron-deficiency anaemia can reduce risks of prematurity and low birth weight; hence a reliable diagnosis of maternal iron needs is critical. However, erythrocyte indices and serum ferritin have shown a weak correlation with iron status during pregnancy. This study verified the accuracy of those tests to predict the responsiveness to a therapeutic test with oral iron as reference standard for iron deficiency in pregnant women. Methods A prospective diagnostic study phase 3 was conducted in a single prenatal care center in Northeast Brazil. Between August 2011 and October 2012 a consecutive sampling included 187 women in their 2nd-3rd trimesters of low-risk pregnancy and having anaemia (haemoglobin <11.0 g/dL). Until December 2012, 139 women completed a trial with daily pills of ferrous sulfate (40 mg of iron), during 23 to 125 days. Haemoglobin (Hb), other erythrocyte indices and ferritin (index-tests) were assessed pre-treatment by automated analyzers. Hb was performed also post-treatment to assess the therapeutic response by its post-pretreatment differences. We estimated sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), predictive values (PV), likelihood ratios (LR), diagnostic Odds Ratio (OR), area under Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUC), accuracy ratio and agreement coefficient of the index-tests against an increase of at least 0.55 Hb Z-score (reference standard test). We calculated the Z-scores according to the reference population from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results Hb had a mean increase of 0.24 Z-score after 30 iron pills (p 0.013). All index-tests demonstrated PV- above 70 %, PV+ around 40 %, LR around 1.0, and AUC of 0.5 to 0.6. Hb and haematocrit had Se of 50 % (95 % CI 40 to 70); and Sp of 59 % (95 % CI 43 to 74) and 47 % (95 % CI 38 to 57), respectively. Ferritin, Mean Corpuscular Volume, Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin, Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration and Red blood cell Distribution Width had Se below 40 % with Sp above 70 %. Conclusions Erythrocyte indices and ferritin could not predict the iron needs of anemic pregnant women. Increases of Hb Z-scores after a short treatment with oral iron may be a reliable therapeutic test. Trial registration World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform U1111-1123-2605; Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials RBR-237wbg, registered 28 July 2011 Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1005-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Cristiane Campello Bresani Salvi
- Nutrition Research Group at Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.070-550, Brazil. .,Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social/Ministério da Previdência Social - INSS/MPS, Av Jorn Mário Melo, 343, Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.040-010, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Maternal and Child Health of IMIP, Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.070-550, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Public Health at Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - CPQAM/FIOCRUZ, Av. Professor Moraes Rego, s/n - Campus da UFPE - Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.670-420, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Maternal and Child Health of IMIP, Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.070-550, Brazil
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- Nutrition Research Group at Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.070-550, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Maternal and Child Health of IMIP, Rua dos Coelhos, 300, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, CEP: 50.070-550, Brazil
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Martin SL, Omotayo MO, Chapleau GM, Stoltzfus RJ, Birhanu Z, Ortolano SE, Pelto GH, Dickin KL. Adherence partners are an acceptable behaviour change strategy to support calcium and iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Ethiopia and Kenya. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2016; 13. [PMID: 27507135 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Antenatal calcium and iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation can reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. Yet, even when pregnant women have a stable supply of supplements, forgetting is often a barrier to adherence. We assessed the acceptability of adherence partners to support calcium and IFA supplementation among pregnant women in Kenya and Ethiopia. Adherence partners are a behaviour change strategy to improve adherence, where pregnant women are counselled to select a partner (e.g. spouse, relative) to remind them to take their supplements. We conducted trials of improved practices, a formative research method that follows participants over time as they try a new behaviour. We provided pregnant women in Ethiopia (n = 50) and Kenya (n = 35) with calcium and IFA supplements and counselling, and suggested selecting an adherence partner. For each participant, we conducted semi-structured interviews about acceptability and adherence during four interviews over six weeks. We analysed interview transcripts thematically and tallied numerical data. In Kenya, 28 of 35 women agreed to try an adherence partner; almost all selected their husbands. In Ethiopia, 42 of 50 women agreed to try an adherence partner; half asked their husbands, others asked children or relatives. Most women who did not select adherence partners reported not needing help or not having anyone to ask. Participants reported adherence partners reminded and encouraged them, brought supplements, provided food and helped address side-effects. Almost all women with adherence partners would recommend this strategy to others. Adherence partners are an acceptable, low-cost strategy with the potential to support antenatal micronutrient supplementation adherence.
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- Stephanie L Martin
- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Program in International Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Bah A, Wegmuller R, Cerami C, Kendall L, Pasricha SR, Moore SE, Prentice AM. A double blind randomised controlled trial comparing standard dose of iron supplementation for pregnant women with two screen-and-treat approaches using hepcidin as a biomarker for ready and safe to receive iron. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016; 16:157. [PMID: 27411564 PMCID: PMC4944263 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-0934-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Until recently, WHO recommended daily iron supplementation for all pregnant women (60 mg/d iron combined with 400ug/d folic acid) where anaemia rates exceeded 40 %. Recent studies indicate that this may pose a risk to pregnant women. Therefore, there is a need to explore screen-and-treat options to minimise iron exposure during pregnancy using an overall lower dosage of iron that would achieve equivalent results as being currently recommended by the WHO. However, there is a lack of agreement on how to best assess iron deficiency when infections are prevalent. Here, we test the use of hepcidin a peptide hormone and key regulator of iron metabolism, as a potential index for 'safe and ready to receive' iron. DESIGN/METHODS This is a 3-arm randomised-controlled proof-of-concept trial. We will test the hypothesis that a screen-and-treat approach to iron supplementation using a pre-determined hepcidin cut-off value of <2.5 ng/ml will achieve similar efficacy in preventing iron deficiency and anaemia at a lower iron dose and hence will improve safety. A sample of 462 pregnant women in rural Gambia will be randomly assigned to receive: a) UNU/UNICEF/WHO international multiple micronutrient preparation (UNIMMAP) containing 60 mg/d iron (reference arm); b) UNIMMAP containing 60 mg/d iron but based on a weekly hepcidin screening indicating if iron can be given for the next 7 days or not; c) or UNIMMAP containing 30 mg/d iron as in (b) for 12 weeks in rural Gambia. The study will test if the screen-and-treat approach is non-inferior to the reference arm using the primary endpoint of haemoglobin levels at a non-inferiority margin of 0.5 g/dl. Secondary outcomes of adverse effects, compliance and the impact of iron supplementation on susceptibility to infections will also be assessed. DISCUSSION This trial is expected to contribute towards minimising the exposure of pregnant women to iron that may not be needed and therefore potentially harmful. If the evidence in this study shows that the overall lower dosage of iron is non-inferior to 60 mg/day iron, this may help decrease side-effects, improve compliance and increase safety. The potential for the use of hepcidin for a simple point-of-care (PoC) diagnostic for when it is most safe and effective to give iron may improve maternal health outcomes. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN21955180.
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- Amat Bah
- />MRC Unit The Gambia & MRC International Nutrition Group, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- />MRC Unit The Gambia & MRC International Nutrition Group, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- />MRC Unit The Gambia & MRC International Nutrition Group, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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- />The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DS UK
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- />MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, 120 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NL UK
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- />MRC Unit The Gambia & MRC International Nutrition Group, PO Box 273, Banjul, The Gambia
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Rautiainen S, Manson JE, Lichtenstein AH, Sesso HD. Dietary supplements and disease prevention - a global overview. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2016; 12:407-20. [PMID: 27150288 DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2016.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dietary supplements are widely used and offer the potential to improve health if appropriately targeted to those in need. Inadequate nutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent conditions that adversely affect global health. Although improvements in diet quality are essential to address these issues, dietary supplements and/or food fortification could help meet requirements for individuals at risk of deficiencies. For example, supplementation with vitamin A and iron in developing countries, where women of reproductive age, infants and children often have deficiencies; with folic acid among women of reproductive age and during pregnancy; with vitamin D among infants and children; and with calcium and vitamin D to ensure bone health among adults aged ≥65 years. Intense debate surrounds the benefits of individual high-dose micronutrient supplementation among well-nourished individuals because the alleged beneficial effects on chronic diseases are not consistently supported. Daily low-dose multivitamin supplementation has been linked to reductions in the incidence of cancer and cataracts, especially among men. Baseline nutrition is an important consideration in supplementation that is likely to modify its effects. Here, we provide a detailed summary of dietary supplements and health outcomes in both developing and developed countries to help guide decisions about dietary supplement recommendations.
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- Susanne Rautiainen
- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
- Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Devakumar D, Fall CHD, Sachdev HS, Margetts BM, Osmond C, Wells JCK, Costello A, Osrin D. Maternal antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation for long-term health benefits in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med 2016; 14:90. [PMID: 27306908 PMCID: PMC4910255 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0633-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women reduces low birth weight and has been recommended in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve child survival, growth and health. We aimed to review the evidence from long-term follow-up studies of multiple micronutrient supplementation beginning in the later first or second trimester. METHODS We searched systematically for follow-up reports from all trials in a 2015 Cochrane review of multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy. The intervention comprised three or more micronutrients and the comparison group received iron (60 mg) and folic acid (400 μg), where possible. Median gestation of commencement varied from 9 to 23 weeks. Primary outcomes were offspring mortality, height, weight and head circumference, presented as unadjusted differences in means or proportions (intervention minus control). Secondary outcomes included other anthropometry, body composition, blood pressure, and cognitive and lung function. RESULTS We found 20 follow-up reports from nine trials (including 88,057 women recruited), six of which used the UNIMMAP supplement designed to provide recommended daily allowances. The age of follow-up ranged from 0 to 9 years. Data for mortality estimates were available from all trials. Meta-analysis showed no difference in mortality (risk difference -0.05 per 1000 livebirths; 95 % CI, -5.25 to 5.15). Six trials investigated anthropometry and found no difference at follow-up in weight-for-age z score (0.02; 95 % CI, -0.03 to 0.07), height-for-age z score (0.01; 95 % CI, -0.04 to 0.06), or head circumference (0.11 cm; 95 % CI, -0.03 to 0.26). No differences were seen in body composition, blood pressure, or respiratory outcomes. No consistent differences were seen in cognitive function scores. CONCLUSIONS There is currently no evidence that, compared with iron and folic acid supplementation, routine maternal antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation improves childhood survival, growth, body composition, blood pressure, respiratory or cognitive outcomes.
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- Delan Devakumar
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London, UK.
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK
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- Pediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, B-16, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi, India
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK
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- Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, 30 Guilford St, London, UK
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Maghsoudlou S, Cnattingius S, Stephansson O, Aarabi M, Semnani S, Montgomery SM, Bahmanyar S. Maternal haemoglobin concentrations before and during pregnancy and stillbirth risk: a population-based case-control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016; 16:135. [PMID: 27259282 PMCID: PMC4893297 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-0924-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Results of previous studies on the association between maternal haemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and stillbirth risk are inconclusive. It is not clear if haemoglobin concentration before pregnancy has a role. Using prospectively collected information from pre-pregnancy and antenatal visits, we investigated associations of maternal haemoglobin concentrations before and during pregnancy and haemoglobin dilution with stillbirth risk. Methods In a population-based case–control study from rural Golestan, a province in northern Iran, we identified 495 stillbirths (cases) and randomly selected 2,888 control live births among antenatal health-care visits between 2007 and 2009. Using logistic regression, we estimated associations of maternal haemoglobin concentrations, haemoglobin dilution at different stages of pregnancy, with stillbirth risk. Results Compared with normal maternal haemoglobin concentration (110–120 g/l) at the end of the second trimester, high maternal haemoglobin concentration (≥140 g/l) was associated with a more than two-fold increased stillbirth risk (OR = 2.31, 95 % CI [1.30–4.10]), while low maternal haemoglobin concentration (<110 g/l) was associated with a 37 % reduction in stillbirth risk. Haemoglobin concentration before pregnancy was not associated with stillbirth risk. Decreased haemoglobin concentration, as measured during pregnancy (OR = 0.61, 95 % CI [0.46, 0.80]), or only during the second trimester (OR = 0.75, 95 % CI [0.62, 0.90]), were associated with reduced stillbirth risk. The associations were essentially similar for preterm and term stillbirths. Conclusions Haemoglobin concentration before pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth risk. High haemoglobin level and absence of haemoglobin dilution during pregnancy could be considered as indicators of a high-risk pregnancy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12884-016-0924-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Siavash Maghsoudlou
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.,Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.,Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.,Clinical Epidemiology Unit & Center for Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden
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Lozoff B, Jiang Y, Li X, Zhou M, Richards B, Xu G, Clark KM, Liang F, Kaciroti N, Zhao G, Santos DC, Zhang Z, Tardif T, Li M. Low-Dose Iron Supplementation in Infancy Modestly Increases Infant Iron Status at 9 Mo without Decreasing Growth or Increasing Illness in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Rural China. J Nutr 2016; 146:612-21. [PMID: 26791556 PMCID: PMC4763485 DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.223917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous trials of iron supplementation in infancy did not consider maternal iron supplementation. OBJECTIVE This study assessed effects of iron supplementation in infancy and/or pregnancy on infant iron status, illnesses, and growth at 9 mo. METHODS Enrollment occurred from December 2009 to June 2012 in Hebei, China. Infants born to women in a pregnancy iron supplementation trial were randomly assigned 1:1 to iron [∼1 mg Fe/(kg · d) as oral iron proteinsuccynilate] or placebo from 6 wk to 9 mo, excluding infants with cord ferritin <35 μg/L. Study groups were pregnancy placebo/infancy placebo (placebo/placebo), pregnancy placebo/infancy iron (placebo/iron), pregnancy iron/infancy placebo (iron/placebo), and pregnancy iron/infancy iron (iron/iron). The primary outcome was 9-mo iron status: iron deficiency (ID) by cutoff (≥2 abnormal iron measures) or body iron <0 mg/kg and ID + anemia (hemoglobin <110 g/L). Secondary outcomes were doctor visits or hospitalizations and weight or length gain from birth to 9 mo. Statistical analysis by intention to treat and dose-response (between number of iron bottles received and outcome) used logistic regression with concomitant RRs and general linear models, with covariate control as applicable. RESULTS Of 1482 infants randomly allocated, 1276 had 9-mo data (n = 312-327/group). Iron supplementation in infancy, but not pregnancy, reduced ID risk: RRs (95% CIs) were 0.89 (0.79, 0.998) for placebo/iron compared to placebo/placebo, 0.79 (0.63, 0.98) for placebo/iron compared to iron/placebo, 0.87 (0.77, 0.98) for iron/iron compared to placebo/placebo, and 0.86 (0.77, 0.97) for iron/iron compared to iron/placebo. However, >60% of infants still had ID at 9 mo. Receiving more bottles of iron in infancy was associated with better infant iron status at 9 mo but only among iron-supplemented infants whose mothers were also iron supplemented (i.e., the iron/iron group). There were no group differences in hospitalizations or illnesses and no adverse effects on growth overall or among infants who were iron sufficient at birth. CONCLUSIONS Iron supplementation in Chinese infants reduced ID at 9 mo without adverse effects on growth or illness. Effects of iron supplementation in pregnancy were observed only when higher amounts of iron were distributed in infancy. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00613717.
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- Betsy Lozoff
- Center for Human Growth and Development and Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;
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- Department of Pediatrics, and
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- Women's and Children's Health Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; and
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- Women's and Children's Health Center, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; and
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- Human Movement Sciences Graduate Program, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, and
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Adu-Afarwuah S, Lartey A, Okronipa H, Ashorn P, Zeilani M, Baldiviez LM, Oaks BM, Vosti S, Dewey KG. Impact of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on hemoglobin, iron status and biomarkers of inflammation in pregnant Ghanaian women. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2016; 13. [PMID: 26924599 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We examined hemoglobin (Hb, g/L), iron status (zinc protoporphyrin, ZPP, µmol/mol heme, and transferrin receptor, TfR, mg/L) and inflammation (C-reactive protein, CRP and alpha-1 glycoprotein, AGP) in pregnant Ghanaian women who participated in a randomized controlled trial. Women (n = 1320) received either 60 mg Fe + 400-µg folic acid (IFA); 18 micronutrients including 20-mg Fe (MMN) or small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS, 118 kcal/d) with the same micronutrient levels as in MMN, plus four additional minerals (LNS) daily during pregnancy. Intention-to-treat analysis included 349, 354 and 354 women in the IFA, MMN and LNS groups, respectively, with overall baseline mean Hb and anemia (Hb <100) prevalence of 112 and 13.3%, respectively. At 36 gestational weeks, overall Hb was 117, and anemia prevalence was 5.3%. Compared with the IFA group, the LNS and MMN groups had lower mean Hb (120 ± 11 vs. 115 ± 12 and 117 ± 12, respectively; P < 0.001), higher mean ZPP (42 ± 30 vs. 50 ± 29 and 49 ± 30; P = 0.010) and TfR (4.0 ± 1.3 vs. 4.9 ± 1.8 and 4.6 ± 1.7; P < 0.001), and greater prevalence of anemia (2.2% vs. 7.9% and 5.8%; P = 0.019), elevated ZPP (>60) [9.4% vs. 18.6% and 19.2%; P = 0.003] and elevated TfR (>6.0) [9.0% vs. 19.2% and 15.1%; P = 0.004]. CRP and AGP concentrations did not differ among groups. We conclude that among pregnant women in a semi-urban setting in Ghana, supplementation with SQ-LNS or MMN containing 20 mg iron resulted in lower Hb and iron status but had no impact on inflammation, when compared with iron (60 mg) plus folic acid (400 µg). The amount of iron in such supplements that is most effective for improving both maternal Hb/iron status and birth outcomes requires further evaluation. This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov as: NCT00970866.
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- Seth Adu-Afarwuah
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Center for Child Health Research and Department of Pediatrics, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Finland
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Brabin BJ, Gies S, Owens S, Claeys Y, D'Alessandro U, Tinto H, Brabin L. Perspectives on the design and methodology of periconceptional nutrient supplementation trials. Trials 2016; 17:58. [PMID: 26833080 PMCID: PMC4736099 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-1124-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Periconceptional supplementation could extend the period over which maternal and fetal nutrition is improved, but there are many challenges facing early-life intervention studies. Periconceptional trials differ from pregnancy supplementation trials, not only because of the very early or pre-gestational timing of nutrient exposure but also because they generate subsidiary information on participants who remain non-pregnant. The methodological challenges are more complex although, if well designed, they provide opportunities to evaluate concurrent hypotheses related to the health of non-pregnant women, especially nulliparous adolescents. This review examines the framework of published and ongoing randomised trial designs. Four cohorts typically arise from the periconceptional trial design--two of which are non-pregnant and two are pregnant--and this structure provides assessment options related to pre-pregnant, maternal, pregnancy and fetal outcomes. Conceptually the initial decision for single or micronutrient intervention is central--as is the choice of dosage and content--in order to establish a comparative framework across trials, improve standardisation, and facilitate interpretation of mechanistic hypotheses. Other trial features considered in the review include: measurement options for baseline and outcome assessments; adherence to long-term supplementation; sample size considerations in relation to duration of nutrient supplementation; cohort size for non-pregnant and pregnant cohorts as the latter is influenced by parity selection; integrating qualitative studies and data management issues. Emphasis is given to low resource settings where high infection rates and the possibility of nutrient-infection interactions may require appropriate safety monitoring. The focus is on pragmatic issues that may help investigators planning a periconceptional trial.
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- Bernard J Brabin
- Clinical Division, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L35QA, UK.
- Global Child Health Group, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, NE29 8NH, UK.
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- Clinical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Medical Research Council Unit (MRC), Fajara, The Gambia.
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (URCN/IRSS), Nanoro, Burkina Faso.
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Nisar YB, Dibley MJ, Aguayo VM. Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Reduces the Risk of Stunting in Children Less Than 2 Years of Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study from Nepal. Nutrients 2016; 8:67. [PMID: 26828515 PMCID: PMC4772031 DOI: 10.3390/nu8020067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of antenatal iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation on child stunting in Nepalese children age <2 years. A retrospective cohort study design was used, in which a pooled cohort of 5235 most recent live births 2 years prior to interview from three Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (2001, 2006 and 2011) was analysed. The primary outcome was stunting in children age <2 years. The main exposure variable was antenatal IFA supplementation. Multivariate Poisson regression analysis was performed. In our sample, 31% and 10% of Nepalese children age <2 years were stunted and severely stunted, respectively. The adjusted relative risk of being stunted was 14% lower in children whose mothers used IFA supplements compared to those whose mothers did not use (aRR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.77-0.97). Additionally, the adjusted relative risk of being stunted was significantly reduced by 23% when antenatal IFA supplementation was started ≤6 months with ≥90 IFA supplements used during pregnancy (aRR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.64-0.92). Antenatal IFA supplementation significantly reduced the risk of stunting in Nepalese children age <2 years. The greatest impact on the risk reduction of child stunting was when IFA supplements were started ≤6 months with ≥90 supplements were used.
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- Yasir Bin Nisar
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
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- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Regional Office for South Asia, Kathmandu 5815, Nepal.
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Harvey T, Zkik A, Auges M, Clavel T. Assessment of iron deficiency and anemia in pregnant women: an observational French study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 12:95-102. [PMID: 26693881 DOI: 10.2217/whe.15.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM We explored the prevalence and management of iron deficiency and anemia among pregnant women in France. PATIENTS & METHODS In this prospective, observational, multicenter registry study, randomly selected investigators (gynecologists/obstetricians/midwives registered in the CEGEDIM(®) database) assessed pregnant women presenting for a consultation. Participants completed a questionnaire at study inclusion. RESULTS A total of 1506 patients were enrolled by 95 investigators. Overall, investigators estimated a moderate or significant risk of iron deficiency in almost 60% of women. The overall prevalence of anemia (15.8%) increased with longer pregnancy duration. Medication (mainly iron-based) was prescribed to 57.3% of patients. CONCLUSION In French clinical practice, the estimated risk of iron deficiency and prevalence of anemia during pregnancy align with expectations and are managed according to national/international recommendations.
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Oral iron acutely elevates bacterial growth in human serum. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16670. [PMID: 26593732 PMCID: PMC4655407 DOI: 10.1038/srep16670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency worldwide and routine supplementation is standard policy for pregnant mothers and children in most low-income countries. However, iron lies at the center of host-pathogen competition for nutritional resources and recent trials of iron administration in African and Asian children have resulted in significant excesses of serious adverse events including hospitalizations and deaths. Increased rates of malaria, respiratory infections, severe diarrhea and febrile illnesses of unknown origin have all been reported, but the mechanisms are unclear. We here investigated the ex vivo growth characteristics of exemplar sentinel bacteria in adult sera collected before and 4 h after oral supplementation with 2 mg/kg iron as ferrous sulfate. Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (all gram-negative bacteria) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (gram-positive) showed markedly elevated growth in serum collected after iron supplementation. Growth rates were very strongly correlated with transferrin saturation (p < 0.0001 in all cases). Growth of Staphylococcus aureus, which preferentially scavenges heme iron, was unaffected. These data suggest that even modest oral supplements with highly soluble (non-physiological) iron, as typically used in low-income settings, could promote bacteremia by accelerating early phase bacterial growth prior to the induction of immune defenses.
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Etheredge AJ, Premji Z, Gunaratna NS, Abioye AI, Aboud S, Duggan C, Mongi R, Meloney L, Speigleman D, Roberts D, Hamer DH, Fawzi WW. Iron Supplementation in Iron-Replete and Nonanemic Pregnant Women in Tanzania: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr 2015; 169:947-55. [PMID: 26280534 PMCID: PMC4904713 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Anemia is common in pregnancy and increases the risk of adverse outcomes. Iron deficiency is a leading cause of anemia in sub-Saharan Africa, and iron supplementation is the standard of care during pregnancy; however, recent trials among children have raised concerns regarding the safety of iron supplementation in malaria-endemic regions. There is limited evidence on the safety of iron supplementation during pregnancy in these areas. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of iron supplementation during pregnancy in a malaria-endemic region. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial among pregnant women presenting for antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from September 28, 2010, through October 4, 2012. Iron-replete, nonanemic women were eligible if they were uninfected with human immunodeficiency virus, primigravidae or secundigravidae, and at or before 27 weeks of gestation. Screening of 21,316 women continued until the target enrollment of 1500 was reached. Analyses followed the intent-to-treat principle and included all randomized participants. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomized to receive 60 mg of iron or placebo, returning every 4 weeks for standard prenatal care, including malaria screening, prophylaxis with the combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine, and treatment, as needed. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcomes were placental malaria, maternal hemoglobin level at delivery, and birth weight. RESULTS Among 1500 study participants (750 randomized for each group), 731 in iron group and 738 in placebo group had known birth outcomes and 493 in iron group and 510 in placebo group had placental samples included in the analysis. Maternal characteristics were similar at baseline in the iron and placebo groups, and 1354 (91.7%) used malaria control measures. The risk of placental malaria was not increased by maternal iron supplementation (relative risk [RR], 1.03; 95% CI, 0.65-1.65), and iron supplementation did not significantly affect birth weight (3155 vs 3137 g, P = .89). Compared with placebo, iron supplementation significantly improved the mean increase from baseline to delivery for hemoglobin (0.1 vs -0.7 g/dL, P < .001) and serum ferritin (41.3 vs 11.3 µg/L, P < .001). Iron supplementation significantly decreased the risk of anemia at delivery by 40% (RR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.51-0.71) but not severe anemia (RR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.41-1.14). Iron supplementation significantly reduced the risk of maternal iron deficiency at delivery by 52% (RR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.32-0.70) and the risk of iron deficiency anemia by 66% (RR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.19-0.62). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Prenatal iron supplementation among iron-replete, nonanemic women was not associated with an increased risk of placental malaria or other adverse events in the context of good malaria control. Participants receiving supplementation had improved hematologic and iron status at delivery compared with the placebo group. These findings provide support for continued administration of iron during pregnancy in malaria-endemic regions. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01119612.
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- Analee J Etheredge
- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Parasitology/Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Parasitology/Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Social Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Markova V, Norgaard A, Jørgensen KJ, Langhoff‐Roos J. Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; 2015:CD010861. [PMID: 26270434 PMCID: PMC8741208 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd010861.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postpartum iron deficiency anaemia is caused by bleeding or inadequate dietary iron intake/uptake. This condition is defined by iron deficiency accompanied by a lower than normal blood haemoglobin concentration, although this can be affected by factors other than anaemia and must be interpreted in the light of any concurrent symptoms. Symptoms include fatigue, breathlessness, and dizziness. Treatment options include oral or intravenous iron, erythropoietin which stimulates red blood cell production, and substitution by red blood cell transfusion. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and harms of the available treatment modalities for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia. SEARCH METHODS The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (9 April 2015); the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Portal (ICTRP), and the Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature database (LILACS) (8 April 2015) and reference lists of retrieved studies. SELECTION CRITERIA We included published, unpublished and ongoing randomised controlled trials that compared a treatment for postpartum iron deficiency anaemia with placebo, no treatment, or another treatment for postpartum iron deficiency anaemia, including trials described in abstracts only. Cluster-randomised trials were eligible for inclusion. We included both open-label trials and blinded trials, regardless of who was blinded. The participants were women with a postpartum haemoglobin of 120 g per litre (g/L) or less, for which treatment was initiated within six weeks after childbirth.Non-randomised trials, quasi-randomised trials and trials using a cross-over design were excluded. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed studies for inclusion, quality, and extracted data. We contacted study authors and pharmaceutical companies for additional information. MAIN RESULTS We included 22 randomised controlled trials (2858 women), most of which had high risk of bias in several domains. We performed 13 comparisons. Many comparisons are based on a small number of studies with small sample sizes. No analysis of our primary outcomes contained more than two studies.Intravenous iron was compared to oral iron in 10 studies (1553 women). Fatigue was reported in two studies and improved significantly favouring the intravenously treated group in one of the studies. Other anaemia symptoms were not reported. One woman died from cardiomyopathy (risk ratio (RR) 2.95; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.12 to 71.96; two studies; one event; 374 women; low quality evidence). One woman developed arrhythmia. Both cardiac complications occurred in the intravenously treated group. Allergic reactions occurred in three women treated with intravenous iron, not statistically significant (average RR 2.78; 95% CI 0.31 to 24.92; eight studies; 1454 women; I² = 0%; low quality evidence). Gastrointestinal events were less frequent in the intravenously treated group (average RR 0.31; 95% CI 0.20 to 0.47; eight studies; 169 events; 1307 women; I² = 0%; very low quality evidence).One study evaluated red blood cell transfusion versus non-intervention. General fatigue improved significantly more in the transfusion group at three days (MD -0.80; 95% CI -1.53 to -0.07; women 388; low quality evidence), but no difference between groups was seen at six weeks. Maternal mortality was not reported.The remaining comparisons evaluated oral iron (with or without other food substances) versus placebo (three studies), intravenous iron with oral iron versus oral iron (two studies) and erythropoietin (alone or combined with iron) versus placebo or iron (seven studies). These studies did not investigate fatigue. Maternal mortality was rarely reported. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The body of evidence did not allow us to reach a clear conclusion regarding the efficacy of the interventions on postpartum iron deficiency anaemia. The quality of evidence was low.Clinical outcomes were rarely reported. Laboratory values may not be reliable indicators for efficacy, as they do not always correlate with clinical treatment effects. It remains unclear which treatment modality is most effective in alleviating symptoms of postpartum anaemia.Intravenous iron was superior regarding gastrointestinal harms, however anaphylaxis and cardiac events occurred and more data are needed to establish whether this was caused by intravenous iron.The clinical significance of some temporarily improved fatigue scores in women treated with blood transfusion is uncertain and this modest effect should be balanced against known risks, e.g. maternal mortality (not reported) and maternal immunological sensitisation, which can potentially harm future pregnancies.When comparing oral iron to placebo it remains unknown whether efficacy (relief of anaemia symptoms) outweighs the documented gastrointestinal harms.We could not draw conclusions regarding erythropoietin treatment due to lack of evidence.Further research should evaluate treatment effect through clinical outcomes, i.e. presence and severity of anaemia symptoms balanced against harms, i.e. survival and severe morbidity.
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- Veronika Markova
- University of CopenhagenDepartment of ObstetricsBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmark2100
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- Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen UniversitySection for Transfusion Medicine, Capital Region BloodbankBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmarkDK 2100
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- Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen UniversityDepartment of ObstetricsBlegdamsvej 9CopenhagenDenmarkDK 2100
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Zhao G, Xu G, Zhou M, Jiang Y, Richards B, Clark KM, Kaciroti N, Georgieff MK, Zhang Z, Tardif T, Li M, Lozoff B. Prenatal Iron Supplementation Reduces Maternal Anemia, Iron Deficiency, and Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Rural China, but Iron Deficiency Remains Widespread in Mothers and Neonates. J Nutr 2015; 145:1916-23. [PMID: 26063068 PMCID: PMC4516762 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.208678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous trials of prenatal iron supplementation had limited measures of maternal or neonatal iron status. OBJECTIVE The purpose was to assess effects of prenatal iron-folate supplementation on maternal and neonatal iron status. METHODS Enrollment occurred June 2009 through December 2011 in Hebei, China. Women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies at ≤20 wk gestation, aged ≥18 y, and with hemoglobin ≥100 g/L were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive daily iron (300 mg ferrous sulfate) or placebo + 0.40 mg folate from enrollment to birth. Iron status was assessed in maternal venous blood (at enrollment and at or near term) and cord blood. Primary outcomes were as follows: 1) maternal iron deficiency (ID) defined in 2 ways as serum ferritin (SF) <15 μg/L and body iron (BI) <0 mg/kg; 2) maternal ID anemia [ID + anemia (IDA); hemoglobin <110 g/L]; and 3) neonatal ID (cord blood ferritin <75 μg/L or zinc protoporphyrin/heme >118 μmol/mol). RESULTS A total of 2371 women were randomly assigned, with outcomes for 1632 women or neonates (809 placebo/folate, 823 iron/folate; 1579 mother-newborn pairs, 37 mothers, 16 neonates). Most infants (97%) were born at term. At or near term, maternal hemoglobin was significantly higher (+5.56 g/L) for iron vs. placebo groups. Anemia risk was reduced (RR: 0.53; 95% CI: 0.43, 0.66), as were risks of ID (RR: 0.74; 95% CI: 0.69, 0.79 by SF; RR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.59, 0.71 by BI) and IDA (RR: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.38, 0.62 by SF; RR: 0.51; 95% CI: 0.40, 0.65 by BI). Most women still had ID (66.8% by SF, 54.7% by BI). Adverse effects, all minor, were similar by group. There were no differences in cord blood iron measures; >45% of neonates in each group had ID. However, dose-response analyses showed higher cord SF with more maternal iron capsules reported being consumed (β per 10 capsules = 2.60, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Prenatal iron supplementation reduced anemia, ID, and IDA in pregnant women in rural China, but most women and >45% of neonates had ID, regardless of supplementation. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02221752.
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- Gengli Zhao
- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Center for Human Growth and Development and Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and
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Lassi ZS, Middleton PF, Crowther C, Bhutta ZA. Interventions to Improve Neonatal Health and Later Survival: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. EBioMedicine 2015; 2:985-1000. [PMID: 26425706 PMCID: PMC4563123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence-based interventions and strategies are needed to improve child survival in countries with a high burden of neonatal and child mortality. An overview of systematic reviews can focus implementation on the most effective ways to increase child survival. METHODS In this overview we included published Cochrane and other systematic reviews of experimental and observational studies on antenatal, childbirth, postnatal and child health interventions aiming to prevent perinatal/neonatal and child mortality using the WHO list of essential interventions. We assessed the methodological quality of the reviews using the AMSTAR criteria and assessed the quality of the outcomes using the GRADE approach. Based on the findings from GRADE criteria, interventions were summarized as effective, promising or ineffective. FINDINGS The overview identified 148 Cochrane and other systematic reviews on 61 reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions. Of these, only 57 reviews reported mortality outcomes. Using the GRADE approach, antenatal corticosteroids for preventing neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants; early initiation of breastfeeding; hygienic cord care; kangaroo care for preterm infants; provision and promotion of use of insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) for children; and vitamin A supplementation for infants from six months of age, were identified as clearly effective interventions for reducing neonatal, infant or child mortality. Antenatal care, tetanus immunization in pregnancy, prophylactic antimalarials during pregnancy, induction of labour for prolonged pregnancy, case management of neonatal sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia, prophylactic and therapeutic use of surfactant, continuous positive airway pressure for neonatal resuscitation, case management of childhood malaria and pneumonia, vitamin A as part of treatment for measles associated pneumonia for children above 6 months, and home visits across the continuum of care, were identified as promising interventions for reducing neonatal, infant, child or perinatal mortality. INTERPRETATION Comprehensive adoption of the above six effective and 11 promising interventions can improve neonatal and child survival around the world. Choice of intervention and degree of implementation currently depends on resources available and policies in individual countries and geographical settings. FUNDING This review was part of doctoral thesis which was funded by University of Adelaide, Australia.
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- Zohra S. Lassi
- Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies, Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies, Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies, Robinson Research Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Australia
- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health & Policy Centre for Global Child Health Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Center of Excellence for Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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BACKGROUND Iron and folic acid supplementation has been the preferred intervention to improve iron stores and prevent anaemia among pregnant women, and it is thought to improve other maternal and birth outcomes. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of daily oral iron supplements for pregnant women, either alone or in conjunction with folic acid, or with other vitamins and minerals as a public health intervention in antenatal care. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (10 January 2015). We also searched the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) (26 February 2015) and contacted relevant organisations for the identification of ongoing and unpublished studies (26 February 2015) . SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised or quasi-randomised trials evaluating the effects of oral preventive supplementation with daily iron, iron + folic acid or iron + other vitamins and minerals during pregnancy. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We assessed the methodological quality of trials using standard Cochrane criteria. Two review authors independently assessed trial eligibility, extracted data and conducted checks for accuracy. We used the GRADE approach to assess the quality of the evidence for primary outcomes.We anticipated high heterogeneity among trials and we pooled trial results using a random-effects model and were cautious in our interpretation of the pooled results: the random-effects model gives the average treatment effect. MAIN RESULTS We included 61 trials. Forty-four trials, involving 43,274 women, contributed data and compared the effects of daily oral supplements containing iron versus no iron or placebo.Preventive iron supplementation reduced maternal anaemia at term by 70% (risk ratio (RR) 0.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.19 to 0.46, 14 trials, 2199 women, low quality evidence), iron-deficiency anaemia at term (RR 0.33; 95% CI 0.16 to 0.69, six trials, 1088 women), and iron deficiency at term by 57% (RR 0.43; 95% CI 0.27 to 0.66, seven trials, 1256 women, low quality evidence). There were no clear differences between groups for severe anaemia in the second or third trimester, or maternal infection during pregnancy (RR 0.22; 95% CI 0.01 to 3.20, nine trials, 2125 women, very low quality evidence; and, RR 1.21; 95% CI 0.33 to 4.46; one trial, 727 women, low quality evidence, respectively), or maternal mortality (RR 0.33; 95% CI 0.01 to 8.19, two trials, 12,560 women, very low quality evidence), or reporting of side effects (RR 1.29; 95% CI 0.83 to 2.02, 11 trials, 2423 women, very low quality evidence). Women receiving iron were on average more likely to have higher haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations at term and in the postpartum period, but were at increased risk of Hb concentrations greater than 130 g/L during pregnancy, and at term.Compared with controls, women taking iron supplements less frequently had low birthweight newborns (8.4% versus 10.3%, average RR 0.84; 95% CI 0.69 to 1.03, 11 trials, 17,613 women, low quality evidence), and preterm babies (RR 0.93; 95% CI 0.84 to 1.03, 13 trials, 19,286 women, moderate quality evidence). They appeared to also deliver slightly heavier babies (mean difference (MD) 23.75; 95% CI -3.02 to 50.51, 15 trials, 18,590 women, moderate quality evidence). None of these results were statistically significant. There were no clear differences between groups for neonatal death (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.71 to 1.18, four trials, 16,603 infants, low quality evidence), or congenital anomalies (RR 0.88, 95% CI 0.58 to 1.33, four trials, 14,636 infants, low quality evidence).Twenty-three studies were conducted in countries that in 2011 had some malaria risk in parts of the country. In some of these countries/territories, malaria is present only in certain areas or up to a particular altitude. Only two of these studies reported malaria outcomes. There is no evidence that iron supplementation increases placental malaria. For some outcomes heterogeneity was higher than 50%. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Supplementation reduces the risk of maternal anaemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy but the positive effect on other maternal and infant outcomes is less clear. Implementation of iron supplementation recommendations may produce heterogeneous results depending on the populations' background risk for low birthweight and anaemia, as well as the level of adherence to the intervention.
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- Juan Pablo Peña‐Rosas
- World Health OrganizationEvidence and Programme Guidance, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development20 Avenue AppiaGenevaSwitzerland1211
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- Micronutrient InitiativeResearch and Evaluation180 Elgin Street, Suite 1000OttawaONCanadaK2P 2K3
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- World Health OrganizationEvidence and Programme Guidance, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development20 Avenue AppiaGenevaSwitzerland1211
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- The University of LiverpoolCochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group, Department of Women's and Children's HealthFirst Floor, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation TrustCrown StreetLiverpoolUKL8 7SS
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A developmental approach to public health focuses attention on better nourishing girls and young women, especially those of low socio-economic status, to improve mothers' nutrition and thereby the health of future generations. There have been significant advances in the behavioural sciences that may allow us to understand and support dietary change in young women and their children in ways that have not previously been possible. This paper describes some of these advances and aims to show how they inform this new approach to public health. The first of these has been to work out what is effective in supporting behaviour change, which has been achieved by careful and detailed analysis of behaviour change techniques used by practitioners in intervention, and of the effectiveness of these in supporting change. There is also a new understanding of the role that social and physical environments play in shaping our behaviours, and that behaviour is influenced by automatic processes and 'habits' as much as by reflective processes and rational decisions. To be maximally effective, interventions therefore have to address both influences on behaviour. An approach developed in Southampton aims to motivate, support and empower young women to make better food choices, but also to change the culture in which those choices are being made. Empowerment is the basis of the new public health. An empowered public demand for better access to better food can go a long way towards improving maternal, infant and family nutrition, and therefore the health of generations to come.
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Suchdev PS, Peña‐Rosas JP, De‐Regil LM. Multiple micronutrient powders for home (point-of-use) fortification of foods in pregnant women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; 2015:CD011158. [PMID: 26091836 PMCID: PMC10979523 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011158.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is estimated that 32 million pregnant women suffer from anaemia worldwide. Due to increased metabolic demands, pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to anaemia and vitamin and mineral deficiencies, leading to adverse health effects in both the mother and her baby. Despite the demonstrated benefits of prenatal supplementation with iron and folic acid or multiple micronutrients, poor adherence to routine supplementation has limited the effectiveness of this intervention in many settings. Micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification are packed, single-dose sachets containing vitamins and minerals that can be added onto prepared food to improve its nutrient profile. The use of multiple micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods in pregnant women could be an alternative intervention to prenatal micronutrient supplementation. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of prenatal home (point-of-use) fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders on maternal and newborn health. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (31 January 2015) and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) (31 January 2015). We also contacted relevant agencies to identify ongoing and unpublished studies. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (both individual and cluster randomisation) and quasi-randomised trials, irrespective of language or publication status.The intervention was micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods, containing at least three micronutrients with one of them being iron, provided to pregnant women of any gestational age and parity. Five comparison groups were considered: no intervention/placebo, iron and folic acid supplements, iron-only supplements, folic-acid only supplements, and multiple micronutrients in supplements. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed the eligibility of studies, extracted and checked data accuracy, and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. MAIN RESULTS Our search identified 12 reports (relating to six studies). We included two cluster-randomised controlled trials (involving 1172 women) - these trials were considered to be at a moderate to high risk of bias due to methodological limitations. One trial is ongoing, and three studies were excluded. Micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods versus iron and folic acid supplementsOne trial (involving 478 pregnant women attending 42 antenatal care centres) compared micronutrient powders containing iron, folic acid, vitamin C and zinc with iron and folic acid tablets provided daily from 14 to 22 weeks to 32 weeks' gestation. The trial did not report on any of this review's primary outcomes: maternal anaemia at or near term, maternal iron deficiency, maternal mortality, adverse effects, low birthweight, preterm births. Nor did the trial report on the majority of this review's secondary outcomes, with the exception of maternal adherence. Adherence to micronutrient powders was lower than adherence to iron and folic acid supplements (risk ratio (RR) 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.66 to 0.87, one study, n = 405). Micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods versus same multiple micronutrients in supplementsOne study (involving 694 pregnant women from 18 communities), compared micronutrient powders containing iron, folic acid, vitamin C, zinc, iodine, vitamin E and vitamin B12 with tablets containing the same seven micronutrients. There was no difference in maternal anaemia at 37 weeks of gestation (RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.53 to 1.59, one study, n = 470, very low quality evidence). The trial did not report on any of this review's other primary outcomes in relation to maternal iron deficiency, maternal mortality, adverse effects, low birthweight, or preterm birth. In terms of this review's secondary outcomes, the included trial did not report on the majority of this review's prespecified secondary outcomes with one exception - there was no clear difference in maternal haemoglobin Hb or near term (mean difference (MD) 1.0 g/L, 95% CI -1.77 to 3.77, one study, n = 470). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Limited evidence suggests that micronutrient powders for point-of-use fortification of foods have no clear difference as multiple micronutrient supplements on maternal anaemia (very low quality evidence) and Hb at or near term. There is limited evidence to suggest that women were more likely to adhere to taking tablets than using micronutrient powders.The overall quality of evidence was judged very low (due to methodological limitations), and no evidence was available for the majority of primary and secondary outcomes. Therefore, more evidence is needed to assess the potential benefits or harms of the use of micronutrient powders in pregnant women on maternal and infant health outcomes. Future trials should also assess adherence to micronutrient powders and be adequately powered to evaluate the effects on birth outcomes and morbidity.
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- Parminder S Suchdev
- Emory University; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)Pediatrics and Global Health; Nutrition Branch1405 Clifton RdEgleston Hospital, Ground FloorAtlantaGAUSA30322
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- World Health OrganizationEvidence and Programme Guidance, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development20 Avenue AppiaGenevaSwitzerland1211
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- Micronutrient InitiativeResearch and Evaluation180 Elgin Street, Suite 1000OttawaONCanadaK2P 2K3
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Cabiddu G, Castellino S, Gernone G, Santoro D, Giacchino F, Credendino O, Daidone G, Gregorini G, Moroni G, Attini R, Minelli F, Manisco G, Todros T, Piccoli GB. Best practices on pregnancy on dialysis: the Italian Study Group on Kidney and Pregnancy. J Nephrol 2015; 28:279-88. [PMID: 25966799 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-015-0191-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pregnancy during dialysis is increasingly being reported and represents a debated point in Nephrology. The small number of cases available in the literature makes evidence-based counselling difficult, also given the cultural sensitivity of this issue. Hence, the need for position statements to highlight the state of the art and propose the unresolved issues for general discussion. METHODS A systematic analysis of the literature (MESH, Emtree and free terms on pregnancy and dialysis) was conducted and expert opinions examined (Study Group on Kidney and Pregnancy; experts involved in the management of pregnancy in dialysis in Italy 2000-2013). Questions regarded: timing of dialysis start in pregnancy; mode of treatment, i.e. peritoneal dialysis (PD) versus haemodialysis (HD); treatment schedules (for both modes); obstetric surveillance; main support therapies (anaemia, calcium-phosphate parathormone; acidosis); counselling tips. MAIN RESULTS Timing of dialysis start is not clear, considering also the different support therapies; successful pregnancy is possible in both PD and HD; high efficiency and strict integration with residual kidney function are pivotal in both treatments, the blood urea nitrogen test being perhaps a useful marker in this context. To date, long-hour HD has provided the best results. Strict, personalized obstetric surveillance is warranted; therapies should be aimed at avoiding vitamin B12, folate and iron deficits, and at correcting anaemia; vitamin D and calcium administration is safe and recommended. Women on dialysis should be advised that pregnancy is possible, albeit rare, with both types of dialysis treatment, and that a success rate of over 75% may be achieved. High dialysis efficiency and frequent controls are needed to optimize outcomes.
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Alam A, Rasheed S, Khan NUZ, Sharmin T, Huda TM, Arifeen SE, Dibley MJ. How can formative research inform the design of an iron-folic acid supplementation intervention starting in first trimester of pregnancy in Bangladesh? BMC Public Health 2015; 15:374. [PMID: 25887449 PMCID: PMC4425912 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1697-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background The study objective was to understand community preparedness for iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation early in pregnancy and to inform the design of a large-scale trial of early introduction of IFA supplementation in rural Bangladesh. Methods 66 in-depth interviews (pregnant women, husbands, and older women in the household), 20 key-informant interviews, 3 focus-group discussions (community health workers and adolescent female students), and observation of two community-based clinics were conducted. Results Most of the women who used IFA tablets during pregnancy reported better health and physical strength after taking them. Women perceived that IFA increased blood volume, leading to foetal nourishment and compensated for blood loss during delivery. However, a culturally informed perceived barrier was the belief that IFA supplementation will increase foetus size, leading to birth complications, hospitalisation, caesarean section and financial burden for the family. Community health workers (CHWs) of BRAC (a non-government organisation) were the main sources of IFA information and supplements, although knowledge of IFA tablets among women’s social networks also helped to make it acceptable. Pregnant women felt that they could start taking IFA during the first trimester of pregnancy if advised by the CHWs. Programme managers and healthcare providers expressed concern about starting IFA supplementation early. Conclusion Our study suggests that introduction of IFA supplementation early in pregnancy is feasible with support from CHWs. Promotion of IFA could benefit from efforts to include culturally sensitive reasons for usage; improvement of the CHW training modules; targeted home visits and counselling; and outreach to standardize messages.
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- Ashraful Alam
- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, GPO Box 128, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Brock MF, Miranda AE, Bôtto-Menezes C, Leão JRT, Martinez-Espinosa FE. Ultrasound findings in pregnant women with uncomplicated vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a cohort study. Malar J 2015; 14:144. [PMID: 25889425 PMCID: PMC4393585 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0627-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background During pregnancy, Plasmodium falciparum-induced malaria can cause placental lesions and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). There are few published studies on Plasmodium vivax-induced malaria in pregnancy. Ultrasound is an efficient method for evaluating foetal biometry and placenta. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence of increased placental thickness, foetal biometry and the amniotic fluid via ultrasound in a cohort of pregnant women with vivax malaria in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Methods A cohort study was conducted among 118 pregnant women with vivax malaria and 191 pregnant women without malaria. Foetal biometry, placental thicknesses and the amniotic fluid were evaluated via ultrasound. Biometric data were distributed by the trimester in which the infection occurred and converted to Z scores. The results were compared between the groups. Results Among pregnant women from the cohort, increased placental thickness was observed in ten women with malaria (8.5 vs 0%; p <0.001). The Z scores of biometric parameters were not statistically significant when comparing the groups or according to the time of infection. In ultrasound results of the 118 pregnant women with malaria, seven (6%) showed low foetal weight, two (1.7%) showed oligohydramnios and one (0.85%) showed foetal malformation. There was no significant difference when these variables were compared to those of the control group. Conclusions The placental thickness changes were significant but caused no foetal repercussions at birth. The ultrasound findings except placental thickness were similar in both groups, possibly because this is a low-endemic area and the pregnant women in the study were followed up in an active detection system that allowed early diagnosis and treatment of new malaria episodes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12936-015-0627-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Marianna F Brock
- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Av Pedro Teixeira 25, 69040-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. .,Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av Castelo Branco 1777, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Av Pedro Teixeira 25, 69040-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. .,Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brasil.
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Av Pedro Teixeira 25, 69040-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. .,Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av Castelo Branco 1777, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.
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- Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av Castelo Branco 1777, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.
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- Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Av Pedro Teixeira 25, 69040-000, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil. .,Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane, FIOCRUZ Amazonas, R Terezina 476, 69057070, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.
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Wendt A, Stephenson R, Young M, Webb-Girard A, Hogue C, Ramakrishnan U, Martorell R. Individual and facility-level determinants of iron and folic acid receipt and adequate consumption among pregnant women in rural Bihar, India. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120404. [PMID: 25793866 PMCID: PMC4368810 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background In Bihar, India, high maternal anemia prevalence and low iron and folic acid supplement (IFA) receipt and consumption have continued over time despite universal IFA distribution and counseling during pregnancy. Purpose To examine individual and facility-level determinants of IFA receipt and consumption among pregnant women in rural Bihar, India. Methods Using District Level Household Survey (2007–08) data, multilevel modeling was conducted to examine the determinants of two outcomes: IFA receipt (any IFA receipt vs. none) and IFA consumption (≥90 days vs. <90 days). Individual-level and facility-level factors were included. Factor analysis was utilized to construct antenatal care (ANC) quality and health sub-center (HSC) capacity variables. Results Overall, 37% of women received any IFA during their last pregnancy. Of those, 24% consumed IFA for 90 or more days. Women were more likely to receive any IFA when they received additional ANC services and counseling, and attended ANC earlier and more frequently. Significant interactions were found between ANC quality factors (odds ratio (OR): 0.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.25, 0.56) and between ANC services and ANC timing and frequency (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.56, 0.82). No HSC factors were significantly associated with IFA receipt. Women were more likely to consume IFA for ≥90 days if they attended at least 4 ANC check-ups and received more ANC services. IFA supply at the HSC (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.82) was also significantly associated with IFA consumption. Conclusions Our findings indicate that individual and ANC factors (timing, frequency, and quality) play a key role in facilitating IFA receipt and consumption. Although HSC capacity factors were not found to influence our outcomes, significant variation at the facility level indicates unmeasured factors that could be important to address in future interventions.
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- Amanda Wendt
- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Darnton-Hill I, Mkparu UC. Micronutrients in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries. Nutrients 2015; 7:1744-68. [PMID: 25763532 PMCID: PMC4377879 DOI: 10.3390/nu7031744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pregnancy is one of the more important periods in life when increased micronutrients, and macronutrients are most needed by the body; both for the health and well-being of the mother and for the growing foetus and newborn child. This brief review aims to identify the micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) likely to be deficient in women of reproductive age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), especially during pregnancy, and the impact of such deficiencies. A global prevalence of some two billion people at risk of micronutrient deficiencies, and multiple micronutrient deficiencies of many pregnant women in LMIC underline the urgency to establishing the optimal recommendations, including for delivery. It has long been recognized that adequate iron is important for best reproductive outcomes, including gestational cognitive development. Similarly, iodine and calcium have been recognized for their roles in development of the foetus/neonate. Less clear effects of deficiencies of zinc, copper, magnesium and selenium have been reported. Folate sufficiency periconceptionally is recognized both by the practice of providing folic acid in antenatal iron/folic acid supplementation and by increasing numbers of countries fortifying flours with folic acid. Other vitamins likely to be important include vitamins B12, D and A with the water-soluble vitamins generally less likely to be a problem. Epigenetic influences and the likely influence of micronutrient deficiencies on foetal origins of adult chronic diseases are currently being clarified. Micronutrients may have other more subtle, unrecognized effects. The necessity for improved diets and health and sanitation are consistently recommended, although these are not always available to many of the world's pregnant women. Consequently, supplementation programmes, fortification of staples and condiments, and nutrition and health support need to be scaled-up, supported by social and cultural measures. Because of the life-long influences on reproductive outcomes, including inter-generational ones, both clinical and public health measures need to ensure adequate micronutrient intakes during pregnancy, but also during adolescence, the first few years of life, and during lactation. Many antenatal programmes are not currently achieving this. We aim to address the need for micronutrients during pregnancy, the importance of micronutrient deficiencies during gestation and before, and propose the scaling-up of clinical and public health approaches that achieve healthier pregnancies and improved pregnancy outcomes.
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- Ian Darnton-Hill
- The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Medford, MA 021111, USA.
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- Columbia University Medical Center, Institute of Human Nutrition, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Tolkien Z, Stecher L, Mander AP, Pereira DIA, Powell JJ. Ferrous sulfate supplementation causes significant gastrointestinal side-effects in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117383. [PMID: 25700159 PMCID: PMC4336293 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 410] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The tolerability of oral iron supplementation for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia is disputed. Objective Our aim was to quantify the odds of GI side-effects in adults related to current gold standard oral iron therapy, namely ferrous sulfate. Methods Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating GI side-effects that included ferrous sulfate and a comparator that was either placebo or intravenous (IV) iron. Random effects meta-analysis modelling was undertaken and study heterogeneity was summarised using I2 statistics. Results Forty three trials comprising 6831 adult participants were included. Twenty trials (n = 3168) had a placebo arm and twenty three trials (n = 3663) had an active comparator arm of IV iron. Ferrous sulfate supplementation significantly increased risk of GI side-effects versus placebo with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.32 [95% CI 1.74–3.08, p<0.0001, I2 = 53.6%] and versus IV iron with an OR of 3.05 [95% CI 2.07-4.48, p<0.0001, I2 = 41.6%]. Subgroup analysis in IBD patients showed a similar effect versus IV iron (OR = 3.14, 95% CI 1.34-7.36, p = 0.008, I2 = 0%). Likewise, subgroup analysis of pooled data from 7 RCTs in pregnant women (n = 1028) showed a statistically significant increased risk of GI side-effects for ferrous sulfate although there was marked heterogeneity in the data (OR = 3.33, 95% CI 1.19-9.28, p = 0.02, I2 = 66.1%). Meta-regression did not provide significant evidence of an association between the study OR and the iron dose. Conclusions Our meta-analysis confirms that ferrous sulfate is associated with a significant increase in gastrointestinal-specific side-effects but does not find a relationship with dose.
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- Zoe Tolkien
- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Bannink F, Larok R, Kirabira P, Bauwens L, van Hove G. Prevention of spina bifida: folic acid intake during pregnancy in Gulu district, northern Uganda. Pan Afr Med J 2015; 20:90. [PMID: 26090048 PMCID: PMC4450030 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.90.5338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction The intake of folic acid before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy can prevent spina bifida. This paper describes folic acid intake in women in Gulu district in northern Uganda. Methods Structured interviews were held with 394 women attending antenatal care (ANC), 15 mothers of children with spina bifida, and 35 health workers in 2012 and 2013. SPSS16 was used for data analysis. Results 1/4 mothers of children with spina bifida took folic acid during late pregnancy, none preconception. None had knowledge about folic acid and spina bifida prevention. 33.5% of women attending ANC had ever heard about spina bifida, 1% knew folic acid intake can prevent spina bifida. 42.4% took folic acid supplements in late pregnancy, 8.1% during the first trimester, none preconception. All women said to have eaten food rich in folic acid. None were aware about fortified foods. 7% of health workers understood the importance of early folic acid intake. All health workers recommended folic acid intake to women attending ANC. 20% of the health workers and 25% of the women said folic acid supplements are not always available. Conclusion Folic acid intake is limited in northern Uganda. This is attributed to limited education and understanding of women and health workers about the importance of early folic acid intake, late presentation of women at ANC, poor supply chain and dilapidated health services caused by war and poverty. A combination of food fortification, sensitization of health workers, women, and improving folic acid supply is recommended.
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- Femke Bannink
- Ghent University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University Henry Dunantlaan 2, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- International Health Sciences University, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Health Sciences University, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, Cellebroersstraat 16 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University Henry Dunantlaan 2, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Latunde-Dada GO, Pereira DIA, Tempest B, Ilyas H, Flynn AC, Aslam MF, Simpson RJ, Powell JJ. A nanoparticulate ferritin-core mimetic is well taken up by HuTu 80 duodenal cells and its absorption in mice is regulated by body iron. J Nutr 2014; 144:1896-902. [PMID: 25342699 PMCID: PMC4230207 DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.201715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Iron (Fe) deficiency anemia remains the largest nutritional deficiency disorder worldwide. How the gut acquires iron from nano Fe(III), especially at the apical surface, is incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE We developed a novel Fe supplement consisting of nanoparticulate tartrate-modified Fe(III) poly oxo-hydroxide [here termed nano Fe(III)], which mimics the Fe oxide core of ferritin and effectively treats iron deficiency anemia in rats. METHODS We determined transfer to the systemic circulation of nano Fe(III) in iron-deficient and iron-sufficient outbread Swiss mouse strain (CD1) mice with use of (59)Fe-labeled material. Iron deficiency was induced before starting the Fe-supplementation period through reduction of Fe concentrations in the rodent diet. A control group of iron-sufficient mice were fed a diet with adequate Fe concentrations throughout the study. Furthermore, we conducted a hemoglobin repletion study in which iron-deficient CD1 mice were fed for 7 d a diet supplemented with ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) or nano Fe(III). Finally, we further probed the mechanism of cellular acquisition of nano Fe(III) by assessing ferritin formation, as a measure of Fe uptake and utilization, in HuTu 80 duodenal cancer cells with targeted inhibition of divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) and duodenal cytochrome b (DCYTB) before exposure to the supplemented iron sources. Differences in gene expression were assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Absorption (means ± SEMs) of nano Fe(III) was significantly increased in iron-deficient mice (58 ± 19%) compared to iron-sufficient mice (18 ± 17%) (P = 0.0001). Supplementation of the diet with nano Fe(III) or FeSO4 significantly increased hemoglobin concentrations in iron-deficient mice (170 ± 20 g/L, P = 0.01 and 180 ± 20 g/L, P = 0.002, respectively). Hepatic hepcidin mRNA expression reflected the nonheme-iron concentrations of the liver and was also comparable for both nano Fe(III)- and FeSO4-supplemented groups, as were iron concentrations in the spleen and duodenum. Silencing of the solute carrier family 11 (proton-coupled divalent metal ion transporter), member 2 (Slc11a2) gene (DMT1) significantly inhibited ferritin formation from FeSO4 (P = 0.005) but had no effect on uptake and utilization of nano Fe(III). Inhibiting DCYTB with an antibody also had no effect on uptake and utilization of nano Fe(III) but significantly inhibited ferritin formation from ferric nitrilotriacetate chelate (Fe-NTA) (P = 0.04). Similarly, cellular ferritin formation from nano Fe(III) was unaffected by the Fe(II) chelator ferrozine, which significantly inhibited uptake and utilization from FeSO4 (P = 0.009) and Fe-NTA (P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Our data strongly support direct nano Fe(III) uptake by enterocytes as an efficient mechanism of dietary iron acquisition, which may complement the known Fe(II)/DMT1 uptake pathway.
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- Gladys O Latunde-Dada
- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Bin Nisar Y, Dibley MJ. Antenatal iron-folic acid supplementation reduces risk of low birthweight in Pakistan: secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2014; 12:85-98. [PMID: 25422133 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of the current study was to examine the impact of antenatal iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation on perceived birth size and birthweight in Pakistan over a 5-year period from 2002 to 2006. The data source was the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2006-2007. Information from 5692 most recent live-born infants within 5 years prior to the survey was examined. The primary outcomes were maternal perception of birth size and birthweight, and the main exposure was any use of antenatal IFA supplements. Birthweight was reported for only 10% of the live births in the PDHS 2006-2007. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was adjusted for the cluster sampling design and for 13 potential confounders. The risk of having smaller than average birth size newborn was significantly reduced by 18% (adjusted odds ratio 0.82, 95% confidence interval 0.71, 0.96) for mothers who used any IFA supplements compared with those who did not. A similar (18%), but non-significant reduction in the risk of low birthweight, was found with the maternal use of IFA supplements. The risk of having smaller than average birth size babies was significantly reduced by 19% in those women who started IFA in the first trimester of pregnancy. About 11% of babies with smaller than average birth size were attributed to non-use of antenatal IFA supplements. Antenatal IFA supplementation significantly reduces the risk of a newborn of smaller than average birth size in Pakistan. Universal coverage of supplementation would improve birth size.
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- Yasir Bin Nisar
- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Internal Public Health, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Shastri L, Mishra PE, Dwarkanath P, Thomas T, Duggan C, Bosch R, McDonald CM, Thomas A, Kurpad AV. Association of oral iron supplementation with birth outcomes in non-anaemic South Indian pregnant women. Eur J Clin Nutr 2014; 69:609-13. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Potdar RD, Sahariah SA, Gandhi M, Kehoe SH, Brown N, Sane H, Dayama M, Jha S, Lawande A, Coakley PJ, Marley-Zagar E, Chopra H, Shivshankaran D, Chheda-Gala P, Muley-Lotankar P, Subbulakshmi G, Wills AK, Cox VA, Taskar V, Barker DJP, Jackson AA, Margetts BM, Fall CHD. Improving women's diet quality preconceptionally and during gestation: effects on birth weight and prevalence of low birth weight--a randomized controlled efficacy trial in India (Mumbai Maternal Nutrition Project). Am J Clin Nutr 2014; 100:1257-68. [PMID: 25332324 PMCID: PMC4196482 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.084921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Low birth weight (LBW) is an important public health problem in undernourished populations. OBJECTIVE We tested whether improving women's dietary micronutrient quality before conception and throughout pregnancy increases birth weight in a high-risk Indian population. DESIGN The study was a nonblinded, individually randomized controlled trial. The intervention was a daily snack made from green leafy vegetables, fruit, and milk (treatment group) or low-micronutrient vegetables (potato and onion) (control group) from ≥ 90 d before pregnancy until delivery in addition to the usual diet. Treatment snacks contained 0.69 MJ of energy (controls: 0.37 MJ) and 10-23% of WHO Reference Nutrient Intakes of β-carotene, riboflavin, folate, vitamin B-12, calcium, and iron (controls: 0-7%). The primary outcome was birth weight. RESULTS Of 6513 women randomly assigned, 2291 women became pregnant, 1962 women delivered live singleton newborns, and 1360 newborns were measured. In an intention-to-treat analysis, there was no overall increase in birth weight in the treatment group (+26 g; 95% CI: -15, 68 g; P = 0.22). There was an interaction (P < 0.001) between the allocation group and maternal prepregnant body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) [birth-weight effect: -23, +34, and +96 g in lowest (<18.6), middle (18.6-21.8), and highest (>21.8) thirds of BMI, respectively]. In 1094 newborns whose mothers started supplementation ≥ 90 d before pregnancy (per-protocol analysis), birth weight was higher in the treatment group (+48 g; 95% CI: 1, 96 g; P = 0.046). Again, the effect increased with maternal BMI (-8, +79, and +113 g; P-interaction = 0.001). There were similar results for LBW (intention-to-treat OR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.66, 1.05; P = 0.10; per-protocol OR = 0.76; 95% CI: 0.59, 0.98; P = 0.03) but no effect on gestational age in either analysis. CONCLUSIONS A daily snack providing additional green leafy vegetables, fruit, and milk before conception and throughout pregnancy had no overall effect on birth weight. Per-protocol and subgroup analyses indicated a possible increase in birth weight if the mother was supplemented ≥ 3 mo before conception and was not underweight. This trial was registered at www.controlled-trials.com/isrctn/ as ISRCTN62811278.
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- Ramesh D Potdar
- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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- From the Centre for the Study of Social Change, Mumbai, India (RDP, SAS, MG, HS, MD, SJ, AL, HC, DS, PC-G, PM-L, and GS); the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (SHK, NB, PJC, EM-Z, AKW, VAC, DJPB, and CHDF), the National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (AAJ), and Public Health Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine (BMM), University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; and Streehitakarini, Mumbai, India (VT)
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Burke RM, Leon JS, Suchdev PS. Identification, prevention and treatment of iron deficiency during the first 1000 days. Nutrients 2014; 6:4093-114. [PMID: 25310252 PMCID: PMC4210909 DOI: 10.3390/nu6104093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Iron deficiency is a global problem across the life course, but infants and their mothers are especially vulnerable to both the development and the consequences of iron deficiency. Maternal iron deficiency during pregnancy can predispose offspring to the development of iron deficiency during infancy, with potentially lifelong sequelae. This review explores iron status throughout these "first 1000 days" from pregnancy through two years of age, covering the role of iron and the epidemiology of iron deficiency, as well as its consequences, identification, interventions and remaining research gaps.
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- Rachel M Burke
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Zhuang T, Han H, Yang Z. Iron, oxidative stress and gestational diabetes. Nutrients 2014; 6:3968-80. [PMID: 25255832 PMCID: PMC4179198 DOI: 10.3390/nu6093968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Both iron deficiency and hyperglycemia are highly prevalent globally for pregnant women. Iron supplementation is recommended during pregnancy to control iron deficiency. The purposes of the review are to assess the oxidative effects of iron supplementation and the potential relationship between iron nutrition and gestational diabetes. High doses of iron (~relative to 60 mg or more daily for adult humans) can induce lipid peroxidation in vitro and in animal studies. Pharmaceutical doses of iron supplements (e.g., 10× RDA or more for oral supplements or direct iron supplementation via injection or addition to the cell culture medium) for a short or long duration will induce DNA damage. Higher heme-iron intake or iron status measured by various biomarkers, especially serum ferritin, might contribute to greater risk of gestational diabetes, which may be mediated by iron oxidative stress though lipid oxidation and/or DNA damage. However, information is lacking about the effect of low dose iron supplementation (≤60 mg daily) on lipid peroxidation, DNA damage and gestational diabetes. Randomized trials of low-dose iron supplementation (≤60 mg daily) for pregnant women are warranted to test the relationship between iron oxidative stress and insulin resistance/gestational diabetes, especially for iron-replete women.
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- Taifeng Zhuang
- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100026, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Element Nutrition of the Ministry of Health, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 27 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China.
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Blood transfusion is an essential component of emergency obstetric care and appropriate blood transfusion significantly reduces maternal mortality. Obstetric haemorrhage, especially postpartum haemorrhage, remains one of the major causes of massive haemorrhage and a prime cause of maternal mortality. Blood loss and assessment of its correct requirement are difficult in pregnancy due to physiological changes and comorbid conditions. Many guidelines have been used to assess the requirement and transfusion of blood and its components. Infrastructural, economic, social and religious constraints in blood banking and donation are key issues to formulate practice guidelines. Available current guidelines for transfusion are mostly from the developed world; however, they can be used by developing countries keeping available resources in perspective.
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- Ashok Jadon
- Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Relief Service, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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Lassi ZS, Mansoor T, Salam RA, Das JK, Bhutta ZA. Essential pre-pregnancy and pregnancy interventions for improved maternal, newborn and child health. Reprod Health 2014; 11 Suppl 1:S2. [PMID: 25178042 PMCID: PMC4145858 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-s1-s2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The statistics related to pregnancy and its outcomes are staggering: annually, an estimated 250000-280000 women die during childbirth. Unfortunately, a large number of women receive little or no care during or before pregnancy. At a period of critical vulnerability, interventions can be effectively delivered to improve the health of women and their newborns and also to make their pregnancy safe. This paper reviews the interventions that are most effective during preconception and pregnancy period and synergistically improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. Among pre-pregnancy interventions, family planning and advocating pregnancies at appropriate intervals; prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections including HIV; and peri-conceptual folic-acid supplementation have shown significant impact on reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. During pregnancy, interventions including antenatal care visit model; iron and folic acid supplementation; tetanus Immunisation; prevention and management of malaria; prevention and management of HIV and PMTCT; calcium for hypertension; anti-Platelet agents (low dose aspirin) for prevention of Pre-eclampsia; anti-hypertensives for treating severe hypertension; management of pregnancy-induced hypertension/eclampsia; external cephalic version for breech presentation at term (>36 weeks); management of preterm, premature rupture of membranes; management of unintended pregnancy; and home visits for women and children across the continuum of care have shown maximum impact on reducing the burden of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. All of the interventions summarized in this paper have the potential to improve maternal mortality rates and also contribute to better health care practices during preconception and periconception period.
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- Zohra S Lassi
- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Lassi ZS, Kumar R, Mansoor T, Salam RA, Das JK, Bhutta ZA. Essential interventions: implementation strategies and proposed packages of care. Reprod Health 2014; 11 Suppl 1:S5. [PMID: 25178110 PMCID: PMC4145859 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-s1-s5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In an effort to accelerate progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 and 5, provision of essential reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) interventions is being considered. Not only should a state-of-the-art approach be taken for services delivered to the mother, neonate and to the child, but services must also be deployed across the household to hospital continuum of care approach and in the form of packages. The paper proposed several packages for improved maternal, newborn and child health that can be delivered across RMNCH continuum of care. These packages include: supportive care package for women to promote awareness related to healthy pre-pregnancy and pregnancy interventions; nutritional support package for mother to improve supplementation of essential nutrients and micronutrients; antenatal care package to detect, treat and manage infectious and noninfectious diseases and promote immunization; high risk care package to manage preeclampsia and eclampsia in pregnancy; childbirth package to promote support during labor and importance of skilled birth attendance during labor; essential newborn care package to support healthy newborn care practices; and child health care package to prevent and manage infections. This paper further discussed the implementation strategies for employing these interventions at scale.
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- Zohra S Lassi
- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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A small for gestational age foetus is defined by the foetal weight below the 10th centile for the corresponding gestational age. However, the vast majority of these cases has no apparent underlying abnormality, while in other cases a serious causative pathological condition can be identified. The detection, follow-up and treatment of an intrauterine growth retarded, compromised foetus has great obstetric and neonatologic relevance. In this review, the causes, clinical aspects and screening methods of intrauterine growth retardation are summarized based on the most recent international guidelines. Furthermore, recommendations regarding the monitoring and the optimal timing of the labour induction of pregnancies complicated with intrauterine growth retardation are discussed.
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- Norbert Pásztor
- Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szent-Györgyi Albert Orvos- és Gyógyszerésztudományi Klinikai Központ Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Klinika Szeged Semmelweis u. 1. 6725
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- Blekinge Kórház Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Osztály Karlskrona Svédország
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- Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Szent-Györgyi Albert Orvos- és Gyógyszerésztudományi Klinikai Központ Szülészeti és Nőgyógyászati Klinika Szeged Semmelweis u. 1. 6725
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Effect of supplementation with ferrous sulfate or iron bis-glycinate chelate on ferritin concentration in Mexican schoolchildren: a randomized controlled trial. Nutr J 2014; 13:71. [PMID: 25023784 PMCID: PMC4107593 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. It is more prevalent when iron requirements are increased during pregnancy and during growth spurts of infancy and adolescence. The last stage in the process of iron depletion is characterized by a decrease in hemoglobin concentration, resulting in iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency, even before it is clinically identified as anemia, compromises the immune response, physical capacity for work, and intellectual functions such as attention level. Therefore, interventions addressing iron deficiency should be based on prevention rather than on treatment of anemia. The aim of this study was to compare short- and medium-term effects on ferritin concentration of daily supplementation with ferrous sulfate or iron bis-glycinate chelate in schoolchildren with iron deficiency but without anemia. Methods Two hundred schoolchildren from public boarding schools in Mexico City who had low iron stores as assessed by serum ferritin concentration but without anemia were randomly assigned to a daily supplement of 30 mg/day of elemental iron as ferrous sulfate or iron bis-glycinate chelate for 12 weeks. Iron status was evaluated at baseline, one week post-supplementation (short term), and 6 months (medium term) after supplementation. Results Ferritin concentration increased significantly between baseline and post-supplementation as well as between baseline and 6 months after supplementation. One week post-supplementation no difference was found in ferritin concentration between iron compounds, but 6 months after supplementation ferritin concentration was higher in the group that received bis-glycinate chelate iron. However, there is no difference in the odds for low iron storage between 6 months after supplementation versus the odds after supplementation; nor were these odds different by type of supplement. Hemoglobin concentration did not change significantly in either group after supplementation. Conclusions Supplementing with 30 mg/d of elementary iron, either as ferrous sulfate or iron bis-glycinate chelate for 90 days, showed positive effects on increasing ferritin concentration in schoolchildren with low iron stores, and this effect persisted 6 months after supplementation.
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Waldvogel-Abramowski S, Waeber G, Gassner C, Buser A, Frey BM, Favrat B, Tissot JD. Physiology of iron metabolism. Transfus Med Hemother 2014; 41:213-21. [PMID: 25053935 DOI: 10.1159/000362888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A revolution occurred during the last decade in the comprehension of the physiology as well as in the physiopathology of iron metabolism. The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent knowledge that has accumulated, allowing a better comprehension of the mechanisms implicated in iron homeostasis. Iron metabolism is very fine tuned. The free molecule is very toxic; therefore, complex regulatory mechanisms have been developed in mammalian to insure adequate intestinal absorption, transportation, utilization, and elimination. 'Ironomics' certainly will be the future of the understanding of genes as well as of the protein-protein interactions involved in iron metabolism.
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- Service de médecine interne, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service régional vaudois de transfusion sanguine, Epalinges, Switzerland
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Clark MA, Goheen MM, Cerami C. Influence of host iron status on Plasmodium falciparum infection. Front Pharmacol 2014; 5:84. [PMID: 24834053 PMCID: PMC4018558 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Iron deficiency affects one quarter of the world's population and causes significant morbidity, including detrimental effects on immune function and cognitive development. Accordingly, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends routine iron supplementation in children and adults in areas with a high prevalence of iron deficiency. However, a large body of clinical and epidemiological evidence has accumulated which clearly demonstrates that host iron deficiency is protective against falciparum malaria and that host iron supplementation may increase the risk of malaria. Although many effective antimalarial treatments and preventive measures are available, malaria remains a significant public health problem, in part because the mechanisms of malaria pathogenesis remain obscured by the complexity of the relationships that exist between parasite virulence factors, host susceptibility traits, and the immune responses that modulate disease. Here we review (i) the clinical and epidemiological data that describes the relationship between host iron status and malaria infection and (ii) the current understanding of the biological basis for these clinical and epidemiological observations.
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- Martha A. Clark
- Microbiology and Immunology, University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Microbiology and Immunology, University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC, USA
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Størdal K, Haugen M, Brantsæter AL, Lundin KEA, Stene LC. Association between maternal iron supplementation during pregnancy and risk of celiac disease in children. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 12:624-31.e1-2. [PMID: 24112997 PMCID: PMC3984974 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.09.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The aim of our study was to determine whether the use of iron supplements during pregnancy affects the risk for celiac disease in children. METHODS We assessed data from the prospective Norwegian Mother and Child cohort study, in which individuals with celiac disease were identified by answers on questionnaires and linkage to the Norwegian Patient Register. Complete data were available for 78,846 children (mean age 5.9 years, range 2-12 years); 314 children were identified with celiac disease. Questionnaires were given to pregnant women to collect information on use of iron-containing supplements, diet, anemia, and levels of hemoglobin. RESULTS Celiac disease was diagnosed in 4.65 of 1000 children whose mothers took iron supplements while they were pregnant, compared with 3.15 of 1000 children whose mothers did not. After adjusting for children's age, sex, and age of gluten introduction, and the presence of celiac disease in mothers, iron supplementation during pregnancy remained significantly associated with celiac disease in children (odds ratio [OR], 1.33; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.68; P = .019). However, celiac disease was not associated with the mothers' intake of iron from foods (adjusted OR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.97-1.03). Anemia before or during the early stages of pregnancy was not significantly associated with the risk of celiac disease in children (adjusted OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 0.84-2.00; P = .24). The use of iron supplements during pregnancy remained significantly associated with celiac disease in children after adjusting for children who were given iron supplements before 18 months of age, which itself was associated with celiac disease. CONCLUSIONS In a prospective Norwegian Mother and Child cohort study, we found an increased risk of celiac disease in children whose mothers used iron supplements during pregnancy; this association does not appear to arise from maternal anemia.
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- Ketil Størdal
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; Østfold Hospital Trust, Fredrikstad, Norway.
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- Endoscopy Unit, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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