Lipid based nutrient supplements during pregnancy may improve foetal growth in HIV infected women – A cohort study

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215760
• Publication Date: 2019-05-02T17:44:18Z
• Authors: Minyanga Nkhoma; Per Ashorn; Ulla Ashorn; Kathryn G. Dewey; Austrida Gondwe; Kenneth Maleta
• Keywords: Adult; Kansanterveystiede; General Science & Technology; Kansanterveystiede, ympäristö ja työterveys - Public health care science, environmental and occupational health; Science; 610; HIV Infections; Reproductive health and childbirth; Cohort Studies; Fetal Development; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Clinical Research; Pregnancy; 616; Humans; Pediatric; Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; environmental and occupational health; Prevention; Q; Body Weight; R; Naisten- ja lastentaudit - Gynaecology and paediatrics; Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period; ympäristö ja työterveys - Public health care science; Lipids; 3. Good health; Oxidative Stress; Reproductive Medicine; Dietary Supplements; HIV/AIDS; Medicine; Female; Infection; Research Article

Both maternal HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy are associated with adverse birth outcomes. The role of antenatal nutrient supplements regard to outcomes in infected women exposed is not well known. We assessed the association between explored whether lipid-based (LNS) modulated this association.