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Clinical Trial
. 2005 Mar;90(2):F170-1.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.063008.

Oral zinc supplementation in pregnant women and its effect on birth weight: a randomised controlled trial

A Hafeez  1 , G Mehmood, F Mazhar
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Clinical Trial

Oral zinc supplementation in pregnant women and its effect on birth weight: a randomised controlled trial

A Hafeez et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

Pakistan lies in a zinc deficient area where oral zinc supplementation has been advocated for various reasons. A double blind, randomised case-control study was carried out on pregnant women to evaluate the effects of oral zinc supplementation on the weights of newborns. No significant difference was found in the birth weights between the cases supplemented with 20 mg elemental zinc and controls receiving oral placebos (p=0.57).

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