
WEBINAR
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Improving Birth Outcomes: What's Next on Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
The New York Academy of Sciences
115 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York City, 10006 USA
Presented By
Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy Technical Advisory Group
The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science
Many women around the world in low- and middle-income countries struggle to meet the increased dietary demands for a health pregnancy through diet alone—leading to heightened risk of diminished health and even death for millions of women and children. In 2016, the World Health Organization established antenatal care guidelines recommending iron-folic acid supplementation but advised that countries with high rates of nutritional deficiencies could consider MMS instead. At the time, outstanding questions remained on the benefits, risks, and cost-effectiveness of MMS. To help countries determine whether to implement MMS, the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science convened a task force to review and interpret the latest evidence on MMS in pregnancy. This free webinar will present the task force’s findings, which have been recently published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
This webinar will have two sessions:
Session One: 10:30 am-11:30 am is for policymakers and program implementers
Session Two: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm is for researchers and clinicians
Register just once and you will be given access to both sessions; you may choose to attend one, or both.
Scientific Papers
- Review of the evidence regarding the use of MMS in low‐ and middle‐income countries
- Replacing IFA with MMS among pregnant women in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso: costs, impacts, and cost‐effectiveness
- The upper level: examining the risk of excess micronutrient intake in pregnancy from antenatal supplements
- Benefits of MMS supplementation in pregnancy
Tuesday
June 25, 2019
Session 1: For Policy Makers & Program Implementers
Welcome and history of the task force
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Micronutrient status and the benefits of MMS on birth outcomes
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Task force conclusions and guidance on MMS in pregnancy
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Outputs of the task force and future directions of the technical advisory group
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Q&A
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Conclusion
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Session 2: For Research Scientists and Clinicians
Welcome & Introduction
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Overview of the clinical trials and their results, adherence info and adverse birth outcomes
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The upper level: examining the risk of excess micronutrient intake in pregnancy from antenatal supplements
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Cost-effectiveness analyses of replacing iron and folic acid with MMS during pregnancy
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Q&A
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Conclusion
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