A community-based cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh to evaluate the impact of the use of iron-folic acid supplements early in pregnancy on the risk of neonatal mortality: the Shonjibon trial
Abstract Background Iron-deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency globally. Due to the high iron requirements for pregnancy, it is highly prevalent and severe in pregnant women. There is strong evidence that maternal iron deficiency anaemia increases the risk of adverse perinatal outcome...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5713-1 |