HIV-negative pregnant women can also benefit from supplementation with multivitamins

Release date: 2008-01-11

HIV-negative pregnant women can also benefit from supplementation with multivitamins. Low birth weight at birth means that the baby's birth weight is below 2500g (5.5 pounds). According to statistics, about 2 million low-weight children are born every year in the world, of which more than 95% are in developing countries. The low birth weight of a baby not only increases the mortality rate of newborns and infants, but also may lead to growth retardation and cognitive dysfunction in children. In addition, the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease is higher.
A recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine states that HIV-negative women who are able to supplement multiple vitamins during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risk of producing low birth weight and premature babies. The researchers pointed out that the baby's birth weight is affected by a variety of factors, including the health and nutritional status of the pregnant woman, and the lack of trace elements. At present, many developing countries have listed iron supplements and folic acid in pregnancy as routine antenatal care, but these pregnant women may also have other micro-ingredients, which also affect the health of pregnant women and fetuses, fetal growth and development. And survival rate. Previous studies conducted by Dr. Fawzi and HIV-positive pregnant women in Tanzania have shown that such pregnant women can significantly reduce preterm birth and produce low birth weight by supplementing multiple vitamins (including multivitamin B, vitamins C and E). And the incidence of stillbirth, so multivitamin supplementation during pregnancy is currently listed as one of the prenatal care plans for HIV-positive pregnant women. The newly completed study by Dr. Fawzi and her colleagues focused on HIV-negative pregnant women to see if they could also benefit from multivitamin supplementation. In the current largest study, a total of 8468 pregnant women with HIV-negative 12 to 27 weeks of gestation were enrolled and randomized to placebo and multivitamin supplements. All participants were given iron and folic acid. In addition, the intervention group was supplemented with vitamin B, vitamin C and E, but no additional vitamin A and zinc supplementation. The intervention started from the time of enrollment until 6 weeks after delivery. The results showed that supplementation with multivitamins did significantly reduce the incidence of low birth weight and preterm infants (down 18% and 23%, respectively). The researchers pointed out that regardless of the HIV status of pregnant women, multivitamin supplementation during pregnancy can improve the health of pregnant women and fetuses by enhancing the immune function of pregnant women and increasing the level of hemoglobin. ——Midi Medical Network

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