Vitamin B-12 Supplementation during Pregnancy and Early Lactation Increases Maternal, Breast Milk, and Infant Measures of Vitamin B-12 Status1,2

Vitamin B-12 Supplementation during Pregnancy and Early Lactation Increases Maternal, Breast Milk, and Infant Measures of Vitamin B-12 Status1,2

Pregnant women in resource-poor areas are at risk of multiple micronutrient deficiencies, and indicators of low vitamin B-12 status have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including anemia, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth retardation. To evaluate whether daily oral vitamin B-...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of nutrition 2014-05, Vol.144 (5), p.758
Hauptverfasser: Duggan, Christopher, Srinivasan, Krishnamachari, Thomas, Tinku, Samuel, Tinu, Rajendran, Ramya, Muthayya, Sumithra, Finkelstein, Julia L, Lukose, Ammu, Fawzi, Wafaie, Allen, Lindsay H, Bosch, Ronald J, Kurpad, Anura V
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Birth weight
Drug stores
Hepatitis
Homocysteine
Hospitals
Menstruation
Milk
Plasma
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Studies
Vitamin B
Vitamin deficiency
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Pregnant women in resource-poor areas are at risk of multiple micronutrient deficiencies, and indicators of low vitamin B-12 status have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including anemia, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth retardation. To evaluate whether daily oral vitamin B-12 supplementation during pregnancy increases maternal and infant measures of vitamin B-12 status, we performed a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Pregnant women
ISSN:0022-3166
1541-6100