Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation compared to iron and folic acid on fetal growth factors in maternal and cord plasma, rural Bangladesh, 2009–20101.

1 hPL, human placental lactogen; PGH, placental growth hormone; IGF-1, insulin like growth factor; IGFBP-1, IGF-1 binding protein.2 Linear regression models with generalized estimating equations (GEE) to account for cluster randomization. Results did not meaningfully differ when using ln transformed outcomes for PGH and IGFBP-1 so untransformed data were modeled. For insulin, mean difference is percent change.3 hPL and PGH at 32 weeks gestation; PGH Δ is the concentration at 32 weeks–concentration at 10 weeks.4 p = 0.05 for unadjusted difference.Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation compared to iron and folic acid on fetal growth factors in maternal and cord plasma, rural Bangladesh, 2009–20101.