The relationship between maternal nutritional status and spontaneous abortion.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-118942
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The incidence of pregnancy wastage is high among poor women. Though the aetiology of spontaneous abortion is multifactorial, nutritional deficiency is considered to be an important contributory factor.METHODS:
A case-control study was conducted to assess the relationship between maternal vitamin status and spontaneous abortion.RESULTS:
The incidence of anaemia (15%), and riboflavin (84%) and folate deficiency (24.5%) were similar among the cases and controls. Vitamin A levels were higher in the study group compared to those in controls.CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that various nutrient deficiencies have no correlation with the occurrence of spontaneous abortion. The role of increased vitamin A levels needs to be studied further.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Riboflavin Deficiency
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Vitamin A
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Case-Control Studies
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Abortion, Spontaneous
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Folic Acid Deficiency
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Anemia
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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