In:
Maternal & Child Nutrition, Wiley, Vol. 18, No. 4 ( 2022-10)
Kurzfassung:
Provision of lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) to pregnant Malawian women was associated with a higher incidence of caesarean delivery compared with iron–folic acid, which is the standard of care. The overall rate of caesarean section in this study was lower than recommended, and it remains unclear if the increased incidence in the LNS group resulted from increased obstetric needs or more active health seeking and a better supply of services. The association of LNS with higher caesarean delivery risk is a possible phenomenon in some settings and calls for monitoring obstetric complications in future prenatal nutritional supplementation studies and programs.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1740-8695
,
1740-8709
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2022
ZDB Id:
2140908-0