Maternal cortisol and stress are associated with birth outcomes, but are not affected by lipid-based nutrient supplements during pregnancy: an analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial in rural Malawi

BACKGROUND: Prenatal micronutrient supplements have been found to increase birth weight, but mechanisms for increased growth are poorly understood. Our hypotheses were that 1) women who receive lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) during pregnancy would have lower mean salivary cortisol concentrat...

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Autores principales: Stewart, Christine P., Oaks, Brietta M., Laugero, Kevin D., Ashorn, Ulla, Harjunmaa, Ulla, Kumwenda, Chiza, Chaima, David, Maleta, Kenneth, Ashorn, Per, Dewey, Kathryn G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4688934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26694646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0793-8

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