Cochrane · systematic review · CD001059

Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems

Hofmeyr, GJ, Lawrie, TA, Atallah, ÁN, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and Childbirth2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 33.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Comparison

Population: pregnant women

CD001059.PUB5 (current) · 3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Pre‐eclampsia	RR 0.45 [0.31, 0.65]	13 studies · 15730 participants	Low Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias
Preterm birth	RR 0.76 [0.6, 0.97]	11 studies · 15275 participants	Low Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias
HELLP syndrome	RR 2.67 [1.05, 6.82]	2 studies · 12901 participants	High

Comparison

Population: pregnant women

CD001059.PUB4 · 3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Pre‐eclampsia	RR 0.45 [0.31, 0.65]	13 studies · 15730 participants	High
Preterm birth	RR 0.76 [0.6, 0.97]	11 studies · 15275 participants	High
HELLP Syndrome	RR 2.67 [1.05, 6.82]	2 studies · 12904 participants	High