Harvard School of Public Health: Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth Risk May Be Reduced by Calcium Dose Lower Than Current WHO Standard
January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health issued the following news release:
To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth--common complications in pregnancy that can be fatal to women and newborns--low-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to one 500-milligram pill per day) may be as effective as the World Health Organization (WHO)'s recommended high-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to three 500-milligram . . .
To help prevent preeclampsia and preterm birth--common complications in pregnancy that can be fatal to women and newborns--low-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to one 500-milligram pill per day) may be as effective as the World Health Organization (WHO)'s recommended high-dose calcium supplementation (equivalent to three 500-milligram . . .