Cochrane · systematic review · CD011158
Multiple micronutrient powders for home (point‐of‐use) fortification of foods in pregnant women
Suchdev, PS, Peña‐Rosas, JP, De‐Regil, LM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
12
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 11 · 91.7%Very low 1 · 8.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods versus iron and folic acid supplements
Population: women during pregnancy
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal anaemia at term or near term (haemoglobin (Hb) less than 110 g/L at 34 weeks' gestation or more) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs iron and folic acid supplements | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
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) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs iron and folic acid supplements | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
All‐cause maternal mortality (death while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs iron and folic acid supplements | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse effects (any)* Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs iron and folic acid supplements | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Low birthweight (birthweight less than 2500 g) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs iron and folic acid supplements | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Preterm births (births before 37 weeks of gestation) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs iron and folic acid supplements | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods versus same multiple micronutrients in supplements
Population: women during pregnancy
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal anaemia at term or near term (haemoglobin (Hb) less than 110 g/L at 34 weeks' gestation or more) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs same multiple micronutrients | 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) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs same multiple micronutrients | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
All‐cause maternal mortality (death while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs same multiple micronutrients | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse effects (any)* Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs same multiple micronutrients | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Low birthweight (birthweight less than 2500 g) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs same multiple micronutrients | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |
Preterm births (births before 37 weeks of gestation) Micronutrient powders for point‐of‐use fortification of foods vs same multiple micronutrients | no estimate extracted | 0 participants | Ungraded |