Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
Vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women for the prevention of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality is not recommended
Not recommended
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Notes and Remarks
Remarks
- This recommendation has been integrated from the 2011 WHO publication Vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women (106), where it was considered a strong recommendation based on very low-certainty evidence.
- The Guideline Development Group responsible for the original recommendation agreed that postpartum and/or lactating women should be encouraged to receive adequate nutrition, which is best achieved through consumption of a balanced, healthy diet (78, 105).
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Guideline : vitamin A supplementation in postpartum women
Year2011
InstitutionWorld Health Organization