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Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Maternal death · women in the postpartum period

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) showed no clear difference in maternal mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.01 [0.44, 2.21]
1 study · 8577 participants
Moderate

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Maternal morbidity (diarrhoea, respiratory infections, fever) · women in the postpartum period

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Very low

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Adverse effects on women: abdominal cramps · women in the postpartum period

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) showed no clear difference in maternal adverse effects after administration: abdominal pain compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.28 [0.95, 1.73]
1 study · 786 participants
Low

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Maternal breast milk retinol concentration · women in the postpartum period

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 837 participants
Low

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Change in Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births1 · women in the postpartum period

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) showed no clear difference in infant mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.08 [0.77, 1.52]
5 studies · 6090 participants
Low

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Infant morbidity (gastroenteritis) · women in the postpartum period

It is very uncertain whether vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) changes infant morbidity (gastroenteritis) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.03 [0.3, 121.82]
1 study · 84 participants
Very low

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) vs placebo or no treatment

Infant adverse effects: bulging fontanelle · women in the postpartum period

Vitamin A supplementation (200,000 to 400,000 IU) showed no clear difference in infant adverse effects: bulging fontanelle compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin A supplementation for postpartum women 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2 [0.61, 6.55]
1 study · 444 participants
Low