The American journal of clinical nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Lipid-based nutrient supplement increases the birth size of infants of primiparous women in Ghana.
The International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Project developed a small-quantity (20 g/d) lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) for pregnant and lactating women. ⋯ Prenatal LNS supplementation can improve fetal growth among vulnerable women in Ghana, particularly primiparous women. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00970866.