The effect of prenatal balanced energy and protein supplementation on small vulnerable newborn types in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data
Prenatal BEP supplementation reduces the risk of SVNs to varying extents. Further research is needed to determine the optimal targeting approach for providing BEP supplements to vulnerable pregnant women who are most likely to benefit from the supplementation.
Authors
- Yasir Shafiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1576-724X)
- Vishak Subramoney
- Ilana Cliffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-787X)
- Bakary Sonko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-2680)
- Brittany Briggs
- D. Wang
- Janaína Calu Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7912-8685)
- Trenton Dailey-Chwalibóg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-4925)
- Laéticia Céline Toe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4615-5388)
- Ameer Muhammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-641X)
- Enju Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-3359)
- S Mohd Ariff
- Bhim P. Shrestha
- Sudeer Kumar Nookala
- Sunita Taneja
- Carl Lachat
- Naomi M. Saville
- Imran Ahmed
- Wafaie W. Fawzi
- Alemayehu Argaw
- Nancy F. Krebs
- Ranadip Chowdhury
- Muhammad Imran Nisar
- Uttara Partap
- Elizabeth M. McClure
- Dharma S. Manandhar
- Sophie E. Moore
- Giles T. Hanley-Cook
- Andrew M. Prentice
- Dominique Roberfroid
- Sajid Soofi
- Fyezah Jehan
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Gates Foundation (US)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (IT)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Namur (BE)
- International Food Policy Research Institute (US)
- George Mason University (US)
- RTI International (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Society for Applied Studies (IN)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) (BE)
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (US)
- AFRICSanté (BF)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Mother and Infant Research Activities (NP)
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (BF)
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Dubai Campus (AE)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004716
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00