Question · asked by 1 review

Any supplements containing iron and folic acid vs same supplements without iron nor folic acid (no iron nor folic acid or placebo): Maternal death

Population
pregnant women
Intervention
Any supplements containing iron and folic acid
Comparison
same supplements without iron nor folic acid (no iron nor folic acid or placebo)
Outcome
Maternal death

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
(Maternal outcomes) Any supplements containing iron and folic acid vs same supplements without iron nor folic acid (no iron nor folic acid or placebo)
Maternal death (death while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy) (ALL) · Pregnant women of any gestational age and parity
Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 131 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy
2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

How reviews are matched to this question

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