Weight is a problem when it grows over during childhood or during adulthood. However, underweight babies are also one of the main concern for gynecologists and mothers. There is a certain range in whcih the babies weight must lie; otherwise, it is termed as underweight or overweight–though, underweight is generally the scenario during many deliveries.

Here is a new research that provides some light that if pregnant women are administered some multivitamins, the brithweight of babies can be increased. This could sound a real good news for under-nourished women who are short of good nutritions, and their babies are often underweight during birth. The study was done at the University College of Medicals Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in New Delhi, India.

Another fascinating aspect of this research shows that babies born to mothers on multivitamins are less likely to die in the first week of life–this has been reported in the study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, a publication of Journal of American Medical Association.

You might have heard that pregnant women who are under-nourished are often advised to take iron and folic acid supplements; however, the study has clearly revealed that taking vitamin and mineral supplement produce far better results. 

The study was conducted by Piyush Gupta, reader in the department of pediatrics at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He and his colleagues studied 200 women who were between 24 to 32 weeks of their pregnancy. All the women in the study were either underweight or had low haemoglobin, which indicates malnourishment, and therefore was given multivitamins. The results produced by the study are certainly good, and we can clearly see that it can help in general cause where maternity and childcare comes into question. It could turn out to be a good solution in countries where women are often under-nourished.