Testing an infection model to explain excess risk of preterm birth with long-term iron supplementation in a malaria endemic area

Testing an infection model to explain excess risk of preterm birth with long-term iron supplementation in a malaria endemic area

Abstract Background In view of recent evidence from a randomized trial in Burkina Faso that periconceptional iron supplementation substantially increases risk of spontaneous preterm birth (< 37 weeks) in first pregnancies (adjusted relative risk = 2.22; 95% CI 1.39–3.61), explanation is required...

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Main Authors: Bernard Brabin, Halidou Tinto, Stephen A. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Dual infection model
Iron
Inflammation
Hepcidin
Preterm birth
Malaria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-3013-6

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