Vitamin E deficiency or vitamin A in the mother and newborn, maternal supplementation.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1 (control): 22 women with births at term, untreated, will not receive vitamin A supplementation after delivery, samples will be collected in 3 different days, distributed as follows: first coll
Dietary supplement
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Centro Cordenador)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (Centro Cordenador)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; term delivery; conception without defect; aged 18-45 years; without a history of miscarriage; without the use of vitamin supplements during pregnancy containing vitamin A or E.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Premature birth; diagnosis of gastrointestinal, infectious, liver, heart, syphilis, HIV positive or neoplasms; conceptus multiple; with use of vitamin supplements during pregnancy containing vitamin A or E.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in retinol concentration and reduction of alpha-tocopherol concentration in breast milk in 30 days, after supplementation, verified by the Student t test from the variation of finding these vitamin concentrations in colostrum and mature milk. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increasing concentrations of retinol and a reduction of alpha-tocopherol concentration in colostrum milk within 24 hours after supplementation verified by the Student t test variation from finding these vitamin concentrations in colostrum milk, before and after supplementation. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEvellyn;Roberto Grilo;Dimenstein
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte;Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed