WHO recommendations on antenatal nutrition: an update on multiple micronutrient supplements

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003375

Editorial

. 2020 Jul;5(7):e003375.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003375.

WHO recommendations on antenatal nutrition: an update on multiple micronutrient supplements

Özge Tuncalp¹, Lisa M Rogers², Theresa Anne Lawrie^{3

4}, María Barreix³, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas², Maurice Bucagu⁵, James Neilson⁶, Olufemi T Oladapo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland tuncalpo@who.int.
² Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
³ Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
⁴ Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy, Bath, Avon, UK.
⁵ Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
⁶ Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group, Liverpool, UK.

PMID: 32732247
PMCID: PMC7394017
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003375

Editorial

WHO recommendations on antenatal nutrition: an update on multiple micronutrient supplements

Özge Tuncalp et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;5(7):e003375.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003375.

Authors

Özge Tuncalp¹, Lisa M Rogers², Theresa Anne Lawrie^{3

4}, María Barreix³, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas², Maurice Bucagu⁵, James Neilson⁶, Olufemi T Oladapo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland tuncalpo@who.int.
² Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
³ Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
⁴ Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy, Bath, Avon, UK.
⁵ Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
⁶ Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group, Liverpool, UK.

PMID: 32732247
PMCID: PMC7394017
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003375

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Keywords: maternal health; nutrition; prevention strategies.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: OT, LMR, MB, JPP-R, MB and OTO are staff members at the World Health Organization and TAL has been a consultant with the organisation during the preparation of the guideline.

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