Vitamins C and E and the Risks of Preeclampsia and Perinatal Complications

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Authors

Alice Rumbold · Women's and Children's Health Network

Caroline A Crowther · University of Adelaide

Ross Haslam · Women's and Children's Hospital

Gustaaf Dekker · Women's and Children's Health Network

Jeffrey S. Robinson · University of Adelaide

Abstract

Supplementation with vitamins C and E during pregnancy does not reduce the risk of preeclampsia in nulliparous women, the risk of intrauterine growth restriction, or the risk of death or other serious outcomes in their infants. (Controlledtrials.com number, ISRCTN00416244.).

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Birth, Development, and Health Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 354, Issue 17, pp. 1796-1806

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa054186

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