Impact of a Prenatal Nutrition Package with Balanced Energy Supplementation on Gestational Weight Gain in Amhara, Ethiopia
Yunhee Kang, Firehiwot Workneh, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Nebiyou Fasil, Estifanos Baye, Sitota Tsegaye, Workagegnhu Tarekegn Kidane, Yoseph Yemane Berhane, Fred Van Dyk, Krysten North, Grace J Chan, Sheila Isanaka, Rose L Molina, Amare Worku Tadesse, Nandita Perumal, Luke C Mullany, Alemayehu Worku, Blair · 2026
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Kang and a large Ethiopian team tested whether an enhanced nutrition package for pregnant women improves weight gain during pregnancy, a basic marker of whether mother and baby are getting enough. In their 2026 cluster-randomised study in rural Amhara, twelve health centres were assigned to routine care or to the package. The package added a daily balanced supplement for women whose arm circumference flagged undernutrition. Nearly 2,400 women enrolled before 24 weeks of pregnancy, and over 2,100 were followed to birth.
Overall, the package made no measurable difference: weight gain rates in the two arms were statistically indistinguishable in the main analysis. A secondary look offered a hint, since women who actually kept taking the supplement for at least sixty days gained better than those who stopped early. The authors conclude delivery and adherence, not the supplement's content alone, decide whether such programmes work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yunhee Kang, Firehiwot Workneh, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Nebiyou Fasil, Estifanos Baye, Sitota Tsegaye, Workagegnhu Tarekegn Kidane, Yoseph Yemane Berhane, Fred Van Dyk, Krysten North, Grace J Chan, Sheila Isanaka, Rose L Molina, Amare Worku Tadesse, Nandita Perumal, Luke C Mullany, Alemayehu Worku, Blair |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |