Provision of Pre- and Postnatal Nutritional Supplements Generally Did Not Increase or Decrease Common Childhood Illnesses in Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Effectiveness Trial

Nutritional interventions may affect child morbidity.The aim of this study was to examine whether providing lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) to pregnant and lactating women or LNS or micronutrient powder (MNP) to their infants influences child morbidity.In a 4-arm cluster-randomized effectiveness trial, participants enrolled at ≤20 weeks of gestation (n = 4011) received: 1) maternal LNSs until 6 mo postpartum and child LNSs from 6-24 mo...