1Junior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak
2Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Govt. Medical College, Nalhar (Mewat)
*Corresponding author: Suraj Chawla, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Govt. Medical College, Nalhar (Mewat), Haryana (India) Phone Numbers: 8607945945, 9468267725. E-mail address: surajpgirohtak@gmail.com
Online published on 6 November, 2014.
Considerable evidence suggests a role for micronutrients in pregnancy outcomes. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of maternal micronutrients supplementation on the birth weight of their babies.
A randomized controlled trial was conducted between 1st Sept. 2009 to 30th Nov. 2010 at Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak (Haryana) in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Study involved 560 pregnant women of 12 to 14 weeks gestation, out of which 280 received multiple micronutrients supplement tablet and other 280 received iron and folic acid in tablet once daily after meals.
The gestational age, birth weight and birth length were significantly higher in the multiple micronutrients supplement group as compared to the iron folic acid group. The proportion of Low Birth Weight was reduced by 22.5% and period of gestational was 0.45 weeks higher in study group as compared to iron folic acid group (p<0.001). Birth length was 0.62 cm higher in study group (p<0.01).
Multiple micronutrients (MMN) supplementation can be beneficial for reducing the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm delivery also mortality and morbidity in neonates.
Pregnant Women, Multiple Micronutrients, Births Weight, Randomized Controlled Trial
