Prenatal micronutrient supplementation can reduce incidence of non communicable disease in offsprings

2. These figures would be about 50% for IFA. 90% calcium supplementation might prevent 51,000 fatalities in each cohort of births.

3. According to this model, increasing the amount of moms who receive prenatal micronutrient supplements might significantly reduce the number of NCD-related fatalities, as well as cases of hypertension and diabetes, in future generations.

In conclusion, in order to ensure adequate and sustained investments by governments and donors, attention from policy makers, and programmatic integration to improve coverage for those in need, it is essential to highlight the additional benefits of tried-and-true nutrition interventions, particularly those with the potential to address short-, medium-, and long-term nutrition and health outcomes. Clinical and public health initiatives to scale up prenatal micronutrient supplementation should be prioritized since the twin costs of illness and malnutrition are on the rise. These initiatives may be framed as performing double- or triple-duty.

Reference:

Blakstad, M. M., Fawzi, W. W., Castro, M. C., Thompson, A., Arabi, M., & Danaei, G. (2022). Scaling up prenatal nutrition could reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases in the next generation: a modeling analysis. In The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac214