The effectiveness of discontinuing iron-containing prenatal multivitamins on reducing the severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-16

  Gill, S K ^a   Maltepe, C ^a   Koren, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

iron; Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP); prenatal multivitamin supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORNING SICKNESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WELLBEING;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MORNING SICKNESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMINS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 65249138859     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802628528     Document Type: Article

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