Zn(2+)What moved
1 findingHow to read these marks →- Decreases preterm birth incidence
very limited
“Zinc supplementation resulted in a small but significant reduction in preterm birth (risk ratio (RR) 0.86, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.76 to 0.97 in 16 RCTs; 16 trials of 7637 women).”
- Study
- meta-analysis
- Participants
- 7,637
- Effect
- 0.86 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.76 to 0.97
- Population
- Pregnant women in 16 randomised trials of zinc supplementation in pregnancy
Study record
- Design
- meta-analysis
- Species
- human
- Population
- pregnant women and their babies
- Participants
- not reported
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- not reported
- Endpoints measured
- 2