Background Multiple‐micronutrient (MMN) deficiencies often coexist among women of
reproductive age in low‐and middle‐income countries. They are exacerbated in pregnancy …

Background Multiple‐micronutrient (MMN) deficiencies often coexist among women of
reproductive age in low‐to middle‐income countries. They are exacerbated in pregnancy …

Background It has been suggested that low serum zinc levels may be associated with
suboptimal outcomes of pregnancy such as prolonged labour, atonic postpartum …

Proper nutrition is the single most important component of preventative health care. Heart
disease, diabetes, and other ailments are all linked to dietary habits. Accurate nutritional …

Pregnancy is associated with physiologic changes that result in increased plasma volume
and red blood cells and decreased concentrations of circulating nutrient-binding proteins …

Assessing the prevalence and severity of zinc deficiency in populations is critical to
determine the need for and appropriate targeting of zinc intervention programs and to …

The importance of zinc was 1st reported for Aspergillus niger. It took over 75 y to realize that
zinc is also an essential trace element for rats, and an additional 30 y went by before it was …

Objective.—To evaluate whether zinc supplementation during pregnancy is associated with
an increase in birth weight. Design.—A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial …

Poor maternal zinc status has been associated with foetal loss, congenital malformations,
intra‐uterine growth retardation, reduced birth weight, prolonged labour and preterm or post …

Total zinc needs during the last half of human pregnancy may be approximately 2.6 mg
absorbed Zn/d. Adaptations in Zn utilization during pregnancy may help meet those needs …