Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Effect of multivitamin and vitamin A supplements on weight gain during pregnancy among HIV-1-infected women,,

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 76; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ajcn/76.5.1082

ISSN

1938-3207

Autores

Eduardo Villamor, Gernard Msamanga, Donna Spiegelman, Gretchen Antelman, Karen E. Peterson, David J. Hunter, Wafaie Fawzi,

Tópico(s)

Folate and B Vitamins Research

Resumo

Background: The pattern of weight gain during pregnancy among HIV-infected women is largely unknown. Multivitamin supplementation was shown to be effective in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-positive women. These protective effects could be mediated in part by an improvement in the pattern of gestational weight gain.

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