Guideline Intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation in non-anaemic pregnant women / World Health Organization Nutrition for Health and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

World Health Organization. Nutrition for Health and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folic acid in human nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 26 pages)

Place of Publication:

Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2012.

Summary:

This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation as a public health intervention for the purpose of improving pregnancy outcomes and reducing maternal anaemia in pregnancy. The guideline will help Member States and their partners in their efforts to make informed decisions on the appropriate nutrition actions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, in particular, reduction of child mortality (MDG 4) and improvement in maternal health (MDG 5). The guideline is intended for a wide audience including policy-makers, their expert advisers and technical and programme staff at organizations involved in the design, implementation and scaling-up of nutrition actions for public health.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Financial support

Summary

Scope and purpose

Background

Summary of evidence

Recommendation

Remarks

Implications for future research

Dissemination, adaptation and implementation

Dissemination

Adaptation and implementation

Monitoring and evaluation of guideline implementation

Guideline development process

Advisory groups

Scope of the guideline, evidence appraisal and decision-making

Management of conflicts of interest

Plans for updating the guideline

References

Annex 1 GRADE "Summary of findings" tables

Annex 2 Summary of the considerations by the Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group for determining the strength of the recommendation

Annex 3 WHO Steering Committee for Nutrition Guidelines Development

Annex 4 Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group - Micronutrients, WHO Secretariat and external resource experts

Annex 5 External Experts and Stakeholders Panel - Micronutrients

Annex 6 Questions in Population, Intervention, Control, Outcomes (PICO) format.

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