Vitamin A and carotenoids during pregnancy and maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 36-54

  Thorne Lyman, Andrew L ^a   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

birth outcomes; carotenoids; growth; infant; meta analysis; mortality; pregnancy; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; RETINOL;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FETUS WASTAGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84863083778     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01284.x     Document Type: Article

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