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Multivitamin may have pregnancy benefits over folic acid and iron alone: RCT

Nathan Gray

A daily multivitamin may be better for pregnancy outcomes than supplementation with iron and folic acid alone, according to new research on mothers in rural Bangladesh.

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For details of this research, see:

West et al., 2014 - Effect of maternal multiple micronutrient vs iron-folic acid supplementation on infant mortality and adverse birth outcomes in rural Bangladesh: the JiVitA-3 randomized trial.

05 January 2015 - Nutraingredients

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The research, published in JAMA, suggests that taking a supplement containing 15 essential micronutrients is superior to the current standard of care in many developing countries, which calls for pregnant women to take supplements containing iron and folic acid.

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