What did the researchers do and find?
We conducted an individually randomised controlled efficacy trial in rural Burkina Faso (MISAME-III) to assess the effect of supplementing mothers with fortified BEP during pregnancy and lactation on the growth of their infants.Our trial indicates that the improvements in size at birth accrued from prenatal BEP supplementation are sustained in terms of linear growth at the age of 6 months.In addition, we provide evidence that maternal BEP supplementation for 6 months postpartum might lead to a slightly better linear growth towards the second half of infancy.