RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Oral zinc supplementation in pregnant women and its effect on birth weight: a randomised controlled trial
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F170
OP F171
DO 10.1136/adc.2004.063008
VO 90
IS 2
A1 Hafeez, A
A1 Mehmood, G
A1 Mazhar, F
YR 2005
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/2/F170.abstract
AB 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).