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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 47, 413-419, Copyright © 1988 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Effect of a milk-based food supplement on maternal nutritional status and fetal growth in underweight Chilean women

F Mardones-Santander, P Rosso, A Stekel, E Ahumada, S Llaguno, F Pizarro, J Salinas, I Vial and T Walter
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago.

The effects on pregnancy outcome and maternal iron status of powdered milk (PUR) and a milk-based fortified product (V-N) were compared in a group of underweight gravidas. These take-home products were distributed during regular prenatal visits. Women in the V-N group had greater weight gain (12.29 vs 11.31 kg, p less than 0.05) and mean birth weights (3178 vs 3105 g, p less than 0.05) than those in the PUR group. Values for various indicators of maternal Fe status were also higher in the V-N group. Compared with self-selected noncompliers, similar in all control variables to compliers, children of women who consumed powdered milk or the milk-based fortified product had mean birth weights that were higher by 258 and 335 g, respectively. Data indicate a beneficial effect of the fortified product on both maternal nutritional status and fetal growth.




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