Pregnancy and Childbirth Pregnancy outcome .
Conditions
Interventions
zinc capsules
zinc plus multivitamines
Placebo group
Sponsors
High Institute of Public Health .
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women attending the health centers for antenatal care with the following characteristics were eligible for enrollment to the study: 1. Age range between 20-45 years. 2. Gestational age < 16 weeks assessed by recall of last menstrual period (LMP) and confirmed by Ultrasonography. 3. BMI between 18-26 kg/m2. 4. Normal course of pregnancy. 5. Women with predetermined risk of zinc deficiency at initial assessment. The risk was determined according to the serum zinc concentration. Women with a serum zinc level below the estimated median for gestational age at the time of enrollment were considered eligible for intervention. The cut off point for low serum zinc level was estimated according to a recent study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Women identified through interviews to be on any other form of zinc supplements at any dosage. - Women with an established risk of having reduced or excessive birth weight of infants (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, renal and heart disease). - Old primigravidae. - Cases that developed complications or twin pregnancy during the follow up period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1- Birth weight.; 2- Delivery data: | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum zinc after supplementation . | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactNawal El-Sayed
Prof; Dept;Nutrition.High Institute of Puplic health
Outcome results
None listed