The association between daily 500 mg calcium supplementation and lower pregnancy-induced hypertension risk in Bangladesh

• Autores principales: Fouzia Khanam (Autor), Belal Hossain (Autor), Sabuj Kanti Mistry (Autor), Dipak K. Mitra (Autor), Wameq Azfar Raza (Autor), Mahfuza Rifat (Autor), Kaosar Afsana (Autor), Mahfuzar Rahman (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Evidence suggests that daily supplementation of 1500 to 2000 mg of calcium during pregnancy reduces pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). However, the evidence on the efficacy of low-dose calcium supplementation on PIH is limited. This paper assesses the longitudinal correlation...