What did the researchers do and find?
In a sub-study nested under the MISAME-III trial, an individually randomized controlled efficacy trial in rural Burkina Faso, we evaluated the effects of prenatal micronutrient-fortified BEP supplementation on body composition of mothers and their newborns.Our trial indicates that micronutrient-fortified BEP supplementation during pregnancy can improve maternal and newborn fat-free mass index (FFMI) without altering maternal fat-mass index (FMI).