Micronutrient deficiencies continue to be widespread among children under-five in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs), despite the fact that several effective strategies now exist …

Vitamin A is essential for multiple functions in mammals. Without vitamin A, mammals cannot
grow, reproduce, or fight off disease. Because of its numerous functions in humans …

Background Lack of robust estimates of human-milk nutrient composition and influential
maternal factors, such as body composition, are barriers to informing nutrition policies and …

Vitamin A in human milk is critical for meeting infant requirements and building liver stores
needed after weaning. A number of studies have measured milk retinol, but only a subset …

Background This study aims to systematically review the effects of maternal vitamin and/or
mineral supplementation on the content of breast milk. Methods We systematically searched …

Background Vitamin A deficiency is a significant public health problem in low‐and middle‐
income countries. Vitamin A supplementation provided to infants less than six months of age …

Background In areas where vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a public health concern, the
maternal dietary intake of vitamin A may be not sufficient to meet either the maternal …

To evaluate the effect of vitamin A supplementation in postpartum infants and women on
serum retinol levels and breast milk. The databases Medline, PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO …

Results: Infants born from mothers receiving zinc during pregnancy had significantly fewer
episodes of diarrhoea than infants born from mothers not receiving zinc (0.2 and 0.4 …

Background Maternal postpartum vitamin A supplementation (VAS) provides an opportunity
to improve vitamin A nutriture of breast fed infants in developing countries and can possibly …