Vitamin A deficiency · mortality and morbidity in term neonates
Neonatal vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in vitamin A deficiency (serum retinol < 0.70 micromol/L) at 6 weeks of… compared with control (high certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Stillbirth · pregnant women receiving vitamin E supplementation or control, living in areas where there is either inadequate dietary intake of vitamin…
Any vitamin E supplementation showed no clear difference in stillbirth compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · pregnant women receiving vitamin E supplementation or control, living in areas where there is either inadequate dietary intake of vitamin…
Any vitamin E supplementation showed no clear difference in preterm birth (less than 37 weeks' gestation) compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pre‐eclampsia · pregnant women receiving vitamin E supplementation or control, living in areas where there is either inadequate dietary intake of vitamin…
Any vitamin E supplementation showed no clear difference in clinical pre‐eclampsia (random‐effects model) compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intrauterine growth restriction · pregnant women receiving vitamin E supplementation or control, living in areas where there is either inadequate dietary intake of vitamin…
Any vitamin E supplementation showed no clear difference in intrauterine growth restriction (various definitions) compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes · pregnant women receiving vitamin E supplementation or control, living in areas where there is either inadequate dietary intake of vitamin…
Any vitamin E supplementation showed no clear difference in prelabour rupture of fetal membranes ‐ preterm compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bleeding episodes (placental abruption) · pregnant women receiving vitamin E supplementation or control, living in areas where there is either inadequate dietary intake of vitamin…
Any vitamin E supplementation leads to lower bleeding episodes (placental abruption) compared with placebo, no placebo or other supplements (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vomiting · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to higher vomiting compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to diarrhoea · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation leads to lower mortality due to diarrhoea compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to measles · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to measles compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to LRTI · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to LRTI compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea incidence Mean episodes per child per year · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation may leads to lower diarrhoea incidence Mean episodes per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Measles incidence Mean episodes of measles per child per year · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower measles incidence Mean episodes of measles per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of LRTI · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in LRTI incidence Mean episodes per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bitot's spots incidence · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower bitot's spots incidence compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Night blindness incidence · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower night blindness incidence compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pre‐eclampsia · pregnant women and their infants..
Vitamin D supplementation probably leads to lower pre‐eclampsia compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Gestational diabetes · pregnant women and their infants..
Vitamin D supplementation probably leads to lower gestational diabetes compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · pregnant women and their infants..
Vitamin D supplementation may leads to lower maternal adverse events: severe postpartum haemorrhage compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review