Bibliographic information
GuidelineGuideline: nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis
Year of Publication2013
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
Originally developed
All lactating women with active TB should be provided with iron and folic acid and other vitamins and minerals, according to the United Nations Multiple Micronutrient Preparation (5), to complement their maternal micronutrient needs.
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year2023
InstitutionWorld Health Organization