Preterm birth · women during pregnancy
Multiple micronutrients showed no clear difference in preterm births compared with control (iron with or without folic acid) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Small‐for‐gestational age · women during pregnancy
Multiple micronutrients probably leads to lower small‐for‐gestational age compared with control (iron with or without folic acid) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low birthweight · women during pregnancy
Multiple micronutrients leads to lower low birthweight compared with control (iron with or without folic acid) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · women during pregnancy
Multiple micronutrients showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with control (iron with or without folic acid) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stillbirth · women during pregnancy
Multiple micronutrients showed no clear difference in stillbirths compared with control (iron with or without folic acid) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal mortality · women during pregnancy
Multiple micronutrients showed no clear difference in neonatal mortality compared with control (iron with or without folic acid) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · adults with HIV infection
Multiple micronutrients showed no clear difference in mortality compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · adults with HIV infection
It is very uncertain whether multiple micronutrients changes hospital admissions compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
CD4 cell count · adults with HIV infection
1 finding from 1 review
Viral load · adults with HIV infection
1 finding from 1 review
Nutritional status · adults with HIV infection
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects (any)* · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Low birthweight · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Preterm birth · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Maternal anaemia at term or near term (haemoglobin (Hb) less than 110 g/L at 34 weeks' gestation or more) · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
470 participants
Very low
Maternal iron deficiency at term or near term (as defined by authors of the trials, based on any indicator of iron status at 34 weeks' gestation or more) · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Maternal death · women during pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported
Maternal death · pregnant women
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Low birth weight (< 2.5 kg) · pregnant women
Summary of findings: lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) showed no clear difference in low birth weight (< 2500 g) compared with multiple micronutrients (MMN) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Birth length · pregnant women
1 finding from 1 review