Improved first trimester maternal iodine status with preconception supplementation: The Women First Trial

• Main Authors: Amy E. Young (Author), Jennifer F. Kemp (Author), Charis Uhlson (Author), Jamie L. Westcott (Author), Sumera A. Ali (Author), Sarah Saleem (Author), Ana Garcès (Author), Lester Figueroa (Author), Manjunath S. Somannavar (Author), Shivaprasad S. Goudar (Author), K. Michael Hambidge (Author), Audrey E. Hendricks (Author), Nancy F. Krebs (Author), the Women First Preconception Maternal Nutrition Trial Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Maternal iodine (I) status is critical in embryonic and foetal development. We examined the effect of preconception iodine supplementation on maternal iodine status and on birth outcomes. Non‐pregnant women in Guatemala, India and Pakistan (n ~ 100 per arm per site) were randomized ≥ 3 mont...