Pregnant? Reduce Risk of Complications with Calcium Supplements
Reported in the March 10 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology was a double-blind trial of 8,325 pregnant women, sponsored by the World Health Organization. Calcium supplementation brought about significant reductions in the most serious complication of preeclampsia, maternal morbidity and mortality, and neonatal mortality. The causes of neonatal death for which calcium’s benefits were most evident were perinatal asphyxia, preterm delivery, and neonatal infection. You can read more about the study at this Medpagetoday.com article.
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