Birthweight (g) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… showed no clear difference in birthweight (g) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… showed no clear difference in premature birth (less than 37 weeks of gestation) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal mortality · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes neonatal death (within 28 days after delivery) compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐infant outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Congenital anomalies (including neural tube defects) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L at 37 weeks' gestation or more) (ALL) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes maternal anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L at 37 weeks'… compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Iron deficiency at term (as defined by trialists, based on any indicator of iron status at 37 wk gestation or more) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal iron‐deficiency anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L and at least 1 additional laboratory indicators at 37 weeks' gestation or more) · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… changes maternal iron‐deficiency anaemia at term (Hb less than 110 g/L and… compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal death · Women receiving supplements in pregnancy
Any intermittent iron regimen (with or without other vitamins and… led to lower maternal death (death while pregnant or within 42 days of… compared with daily regimen (with same vitamins and minerals)‐maternal outcomes; GRADE not reported.
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 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
Intervention not reported
Stillbirth · All pregnant women receiving either vitamin C supplementation or control either in areas where there is inadequate dietary intake or where…
The intervention showed no clear difference in stillbirth (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Intrauterine growth restriction · All pregnant women receiving either vitamin C supplementation or control either in areas where there is inadequate dietary intake or where…
The intervention showed no clear difference in intrauterine growth restriction (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Preterm birth (< 37 weeks' gestation) · All pregnant women receiving either vitamin C supplementation or control either in areas where there is inadequate dietary intake or where…
The intervention showed no clear difference in preterm birth (< 37 weeks' gestation) (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes · All pregnant women receiving either vitamin C supplementation or control either in areas where there is inadequate dietary intake or where…
The intervention showed no clear difference in preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review