2003
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7409.254
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Abstract: Objective To assess the impact of supplementing newborn infants with vitamin A on mortality at age 6 months.

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“…19 The prospective nature of this study allowed mothers to be enrolled in the study before delivery and allowed most infants to be visited shortly after birth. Of the infants visited within the first week of life, the percentage of infants visited within the first 48 h was 88.5%, followed by a second visit 24 h later.…”
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“…19 The prospective nature of this study allowed mothers to be enrolled in the study before delivery and allowed most infants to be visited shortly after birth. Of the infants visited within the first week of life, the percentage of infants visited within the first 48 h was 88.5%, followed by a second visit 24 h later.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The study received approvals from the ethics committee of the Aravind Eye and Children's Hospitals, the Department of Health of the Tamil Nadu State Government, and by the Committee on Human Research of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA 19 and is registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT00114868).…”
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“…In general, all infants are born with low stores of vitamin A and depend on external sources, including breast milk, to build body stores. 11,12 The milk of lactating women in developing countries typically has lower concentrations of vitamin A than that of women in developed countries, 12 which means that neonates may not obtain their daily requirements. 11 Direct supplementation of neonates and infants younger than 6 months has shown promising results in terms of survival, yet findings have been contradictory.…”
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“…11,12 The milk of lactating women in developing countries typically has lower concentrations of vitamin A than that of women in developed countries, 12 which means that neonates may not obtain their daily requirements. 11 Direct supplementation of neonates and infants younger than 6 months has shown promising results in terms of survival, yet findings have been contradictory. Studies conducted in Bangladesh, 13 India 11 and Indonesia 12 have shown reductions in all-cause mortality (15%, 22% and 63%, respectively) in infants who received vitamin A supplementation relative to controls.…”
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confidence: 99%