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post-partum vitamin A [message #1821]

Thu, 03 April 2014 20:23

DHS QRE Admin
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Registered: March 2014

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Posted on behalf of Steve Hodgins, Save the Children

The question on post-partum vitamin A should be deleted; we have sound evidence for lack of effectiveness of this intervention (and the current WHO recommendation is that post-partum vitamin A supplements NOT be given). It has no effect on mortality or morbidity.

Steve Hodgins
Save the Children

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Re: post-partum vitamin A [message #1972 is a reply to message #1821]

Fri, 11 April 2014 15:34

odary
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Registered: April 2014
Location: USAID-RRB-Washington DC

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The USAID-NUT Division endorses elimination of question 446 (vitamin A supply to women after child delivering).

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