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

• Main Authors: Fouzia Khanam (Author), Belal Hossain (Author), Sabuj Kanti Mistry (Author), Dipak K. Mitra (Author), Wameq Azfar Raza (Author), Mahfuza Rifat (Author), Kaosar Afsana (Author), Mahfuzar Rahman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...