Birth length is the strongest predictor of linear growth status and stunting in the first 2 years of life after a preconception maternal nutrition intervention: the children of the Women First trial.
Nancy F KrebsK Michael HambidgeJamie L WestcottAna L GarcésLester FigueroaAntoinette K TshefuAdrien L LokangakaShivaprasad S GoudarSangappa M DhadedSarah SaleemSumera Aziz AliMelissa S BausermanRichard J DermanRobert L GoldenbergAbhik DasDhuly Chowdhurynull nullPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2022)
Substantial improvements in postnatal growth are likely to depend on improved intrauterine growth, especially during early pregnancy.