Total fetal loss (including miscarriages or combined miscarriages and stillbirths) · pregnant women
Vitamin A plus iron plus folate showed no clear difference in total fetal loss (including miscarriages or combined miscarriages… compared with iron plus folate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early or late miscarriage · pregnant women
Vitamin A plus iron plus folate showed no clear difference in early or late miscarriage ‐ Vitamin A + iron + folate versus iron +… compared with iron plus folate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stillbirth ‐ Vitamin A + iron + folate versus iron + folate · pregnant women
Vitamin A plus iron plus folate showed no clear difference in stillbirth ‐ Vitamin A + iron + folate versus iron + folate compared with iron plus folate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal death · pregnant women
Vitamin A alone showed no clear difference in maternal mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perinatal mortality · pregnant women
Vitamin A alone showed no clear difference in perinatal mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anaemia · pregnant women
Vitamin A alone probably leads to lower maternal anaemia compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal infection · pregnant women
Vitamin A alone may leads to lower maternal clinical infection compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · pregnant women
Vitamin A alone showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Any adverse effects · pregnant women
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency · pregnant women
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Vitamin B12 supplementation changes maternal vitamin B12 deficiency compared with placebo/no vitamin B12 supplementation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Any adverse effects of vitamin supplementation sufficient to stop supplementation · pregnant women
Vitamin C and vitamin E showed no clear difference in any adverse effects of vitamin supplementation sufficient to stop… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Maternal morbidity (diarrhoea, respiratory infections, fever) · women in the postpartum period
1 finding from 1 review
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
Maternal breast milk retinol concentration · women in the postpartum period
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
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
Early or late miscarriage · pregnant women
Multivitamin plus iron plus folate showed no clear difference in early or late miscarriage ‐ Multivitamin + iron + folic acid versus… compared with iron plus folate (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stillbirth ‐ Multivitamin + iron + folic acid versus iron + folic acid · pregnant women
Multivitamin plus iron plus folate leads to lower stillbirth ‐ Multivitamin + iron + folic acid versus iron + folic acid compared with iron plus folate (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review