Papers/PMID:39560075
Calcium supplementation (other than for preventing or treating hypertension) for improving pregnancy and infant outcomes.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2024The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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Ca(2+) — decreases preterm birth incidence
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Findingreplicated ×2“This review indicates that calcium supplementation probably reduces preterm birth before 37 weeks.”
Quoted verbatim from Calcium supplementation (other than for preventing or treating hypertension) for improving pregnancy and infant outcomes.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Pregnant women (multiple gestation excluded) in randomised trials of calcium supplementation versus placebo or no treatment, preterm birth before 37 weeks
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