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Role of maternal preconception nutrition on offspring growth and risk of stunting across the first 1000 days in Vietnam: A prospective cohort study

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  • Melissa F Young
  • Phuong Hong Nguyen
  • Ines Gonzalez Casanova
  • O Yaw Addo
  • Lan Mai Tran
  • Son Nguyen
  • Reynaldo Martorell
  • Usha Ramakrishnan

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Growing evidence supports the role of preconception maternal nutritional status (PMNS) on birth outcomes; however, evidence of relationships with child growth are limited. We examined associations between PMNS (height, weight and body mass index- BMI) and offspring growth during the first 1000 days. We used prospective cohort data from a randomized-controlled trial of preconception micronutrient supplementation in Vietnam, PRECONCEPT (n = 1409). Poisson regression models were used to examine associations between PMNS and risk of offspring stunting (

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  • Melissa F Young & Phuong Hong Nguyen & Ines Gonzalez Casanova & O Yaw Addo & Lan Mai Tran & Son Nguyen & Reynaldo Martorell & Usha Ramakrishnan, 2018. "Role of maternal preconception nutrition on offspring growth and risk of stunting across the first 1000 days in Vietnam: A prospective cohort study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(8), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0203201
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203201
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