Any supplements containing iron and folic acid vs same supplements without iron nor folic acid (no iron nor folic acid or placebo): Maternal severe anaemia at any time during 2nd or 3rd trimester (Hb less than 70 g/L)
It is very uncertain whether (Maternal outcomes) Any supplements containing iron and folic acid changes maternal severe anaemia at any time during second and third… compared with same supplements without iron nor folic acid (no iron nor folic acid… (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE 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 severe anaemia at any time during second and third trimester (Hb less than 70 g/L) (ALL) · Pregnant women of any gestational age and parity It is very uncertain whether (Maternal outcomes) Any supplements containing iron and folic acid changes maternal severe anaemia at any time during second and third… compared with same supplements without iron nor folic acid (no iron nor folic acid… (very low certainty). Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.12 [0.02, 0.63] | 4 studies · 506 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.