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RESTREPO M, Sandra Lucía et al. ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A GROUP OF PREGNANT WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN A FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM. Rev. chil. nutr. [online]. 2010, vol.37, n.1, pp.18-30. ISSN 0717-7518.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182010000100002.

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of a group of pregnant women and their newborn infants participating in the MANA program. Methods: Descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study designed to follow the cohort before and after intervention. Results: 53 % of the household showed food insecurity. With the program, food ingestion had a significant increase and the prevalence of the risk of micronutrient deficiency diminished. The low gestational weight diminished from 27.8 % in the first trimester to 20.3 % in the third trimester. 94 % of the newborns weighed over 2500 g. Anemia were prevented in 86% of the mothers with iron deficiency. The mothers at risk of serum foliate deficiency diminished from 30¿8 % in the first trimester to 11 ,5 % in the second. Conclusion: Since the socioeconomic conditions of the population were unchanged during the study, it is possible to conclude that the MANA program and the products received had a positive and significant impact in the nutritional status of the mothers.

Palabras clave : Pregnancy; food complementation; micronutrients supplementation; nutritional education; nutritional status.

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