Nutrient supplements
The nutrient contents of the supplements women consumed are shown in Table Composition of supplements used in the study.Abbreviations: IFA, iron and folic acid capsule; MMN, multiple micronutrient supplement capsule; SQ‐LNS, small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplement.Reflected the standard micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women in Ghana (WHO, Micronutrient content was adapted from the UNICEF/WHO/UNU International Multiple Micronutrient Preparation UNIMMAP (UNICEF/WHO/UNU, Same micronutrient content as MMN.Nutrient concentrations include contributions from the ingredients as well as from the multiple micronutrient premix. Oil content consisted of soybean oil and oil from the peanut paste ingredient, which were combined to meet the target amounts of α‐linolenic acid and linoleic acid in the final product.The IFA and MMN (each in 10‐capsule blister packs) were produced by DSM South Africa, and the SQ‐LNSs (individual 20‐g sachets for women and 10‐g sachets for infants) by Nutriset S.A.S. (Malaunay, France).