iron(2+)/Finding
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iron(2+) — decreases low birth weight incidence
Evidence strength: moderate.Findingreplicated ×1“The meta‐analysis showed lower risk of LBW infants in favor of oral iron treatment (pooled RR: 0.30, 95% CI: 0.13–0.68; 2 RCTs, 361 infants; I 2 = 0%; moderate‐certainty evidence) (Table 2; Figure S4).”
Quoted verbatim from Iron supplements in pregnant women with normal iron status: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Participants
- 361
- Dose
- daily oral iron, total elemental iron 30 to 200 mg per day across the eight trials
- Population
- Non-anemic, iron-replete pregnant women; pooled randomised trials of daily oral iron versus placebo or no iron (two trials contributed to this outcome)
Effect 0.3 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.68
Iron supplements in pregnant women with normal iron status: A systematic review and meta-analysis.2023PMID:3740390010.1111/aogs.14607Permalink
To cite this finding: https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M5M08C6KHD5PMK3MY31P6AH4