Question · asked by 1 review
Any supplement containing iodine vs same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (maternal outcomes): Perinatal mortality
- Population
- women during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum period
- Intervention
- Any supplement containing iodine
- Comparison
- same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (maternal outcomes)
- Outcome
- Perinatal mortality
Any supplement containing iodine showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (child… (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Any supplement containing iodine vs same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (child outcomes) Perinatal mortality · women during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum period Any supplement containing iodine showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with same supplement without iodine or no treatment/placebo (child… (low certainty). Iodine supplementation for women during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum period (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.66 [0.42, 1.03] | 1 study · 399 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iodine supplementation for women during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum period 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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