The effects of prenatal and postnatal high-dose vitamin B-12 supplementation on human milk vitamin B-12 : a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Tanzania

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BACKGROUND: Vitamin B-12 status in human milk (HM) has critical implications for infant growth and development. Few studies have separately evaluated the effects of prenatal and postnatal maternal high-dose vitamin B-12 supplementation on HM vitamin B-12 concentration.

OBJECTIVES: This randomized controlled trial aimed to assess the effects of prenatal and postnatal vitamin B-12 supplementation on HM vitamin B-12 at 6 wk and 7 mo postpartum.

METHODS: Pregnant women were enrolled in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, between 2001 and 2004. From recruitment (12-27 weeks of gestation) through 6 wk postpartum, participants were randomly assigned to daily oral multiple micronutrient supplementation or placebo. From 6 wk to 18 mo postpartum, a subset of participants was randomly assigned to a postnatal supplement or placebo. The supplement included 50 μg/d of vitamin B-12 and various other vitamins. HM vitamin B-12 concentrations were analyzed at 6 wk and 7 mo postpartum for 412 participants.

RESULTS: The prevalence of HM vitamin B-12 of <310 pmol/L was 73.3% and 68.4% at 6 wk and 7 mo postpartum, respectively. Prenatal supplementation increased HM vitamin B-12 concentration (percent difference: 34.4; 95% CI: 17.0, 54.5; P < 0.001) at 6 wk; this effect was not present at 7 mo. Postnatal supplementation increased HM vitamin B-12 concentration (percent difference: 15.9; 95% CI: 1.91, 31.9; P = 0.025) at 7 mo. Effect modification between prenatal and postnatal supplementation on HM vitamin B-12 status at 7 mo was found, with the effects of prenatal and postnatal supplements more pronounced among those receiving control during the other period; the prenatal supplement had a greater effect with postnatal control, and the postnatal supplement had a greater effect with prenatal control.

CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal maternal vitamin B-12 supplementation has benefits on short-term HM status, and postnatal maternal vitamin B-12 supplementation has benefits on long-term HM status. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00197548. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00197548.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

The American journal of clinical nutrition - 119(2024), 3 vom: 22. März, Seite 730-739

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Dongqing [VerfasserIn]
Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh [VerfasserIn]
Lweno, Omar N [VerfasserIn]
Hampel, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Method, Balama [VerfasserIn]
Yelverton, Cara A [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Christine H [VerfasserIn]
Aboud, Said [VerfasserIn]
Allen, Lindsay H [VerfasserIn]
Fawzi, Wafaie W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breastfeeding
Human milk
Journal Article
Lactation
Micronutrient supplementation
Micronutrients
P6YC3EG204
Pregnancy
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized controlled trial
Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania
Vitamin B 12
Vitamin B-12
Vitamins

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00197548

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.07.023

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369225880