Abstract

A task force was convened by the New York Academy of Sciences to evaluate new evidence that was not available at the time of, and to help countries interpret, recent World Health Organization guidelines for nutrition interventions in pregnancy as they relate to multiple micronutrient supplementation. The report of the task force is published in a recent special issue of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Here, we provide a short introduction to the special issue.

Highlights

  • A task force was convened by the New York Academy of Sciences to evaluate new evidence that was not available at the time of, and to help countries interpret, recent World Health Organization guidelines for nutrition interventions in pregnancy as they relate to multiple micronutrient supplementation

  • Inadequate maternal nutrition can result in infants having low birth weight (LBW, defined as birth weight of

  • Pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) commonly have nutrient-poor diets that result in deficiencies of multiple vitamins and minerals, collectively referred to as micronutrients

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Summary

Introduction

A task force was convened by the New York Academy of Sciences to evaluate new evidence that was not available at the time of, and to help countries interpret, recent World Health Organization guidelines for nutrition interventions in pregnancy as they relate to multiple micronutrient supplementation.

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