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The effects of prenatal balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplementation on SVN types remain unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods and findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from eight randomized controlled trials of prenatal BEP supplements (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200910,252, with 5,164 in the BEP arm and 5,088 in the control arm) in low- and middle-income countries were used. The control arms varied across studies and included context-specific standards of care, iron and folic acid supplements, or multiple micronutrient supplements. Newborns were classified into 10 groups through the combinations of preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA) birth, and low birthweight (LBW), such as term-appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA)-nonLBW, preterm-SGA-LBW, preterm-large-for-gestational-age-LBW, term-SGA-LBW, preterm-AGA-nonLBW, and other permutations. Newborns were also analyzed using a four-group categorization that included term-nonSGA, preterm-nonSGA, term-SGA, and preterm-SGA. Log-binomial models were used to estimate study-specific risk ratios (RRs), which were pooled using meta-analyses. Subgroup analyses were conducted by maternal age, parity, gestational age at enrollment, early pregnancy body mass index, and maternal anemia status. In the 10-group categorization of SVNs, on average, prenatal BEP supplementation led to a 30% lower risk of preterm-SGA-LBW (RR: 0.70; 95% CI [0.53, 0.91];\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009), a 25% lower risk of preterm-AGA-LBW (RR: 0.75; 95% CI [0.60, 0.93];\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009), and a 20% lower risk of term-SGA-LBW (RR: 0.80; 95% CI [0.72, 0.90];\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). In the four-group categorization, prenatal BEP supplementation led to a 31% lower risk of preterm-SGA (RR: 0.69; 95% CI [0.52, 0.91];\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008) and a 12% lower risk of term-SGA (RR: 0.88; 95% CI [0.81, 0.96];\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005). The protective effect of prenatal BEP supplementation on preterm-SGA was stronger among multiparous women and women without anemia. The protective effects on all three SVN types under the four-group categorization were stronger among women enrolled before 20 weeks of gestation. The main limitations of the study included the absence of some BEP trials and the small event numbers for some SVN types.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prenatal BEP supplementation reduces the risk of SVNs to varying extents. 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