Following The International
Journal of Epidemiology’s article
associating multivitamin use during
gestation with early foetal death,
the Consumer Health Council (CHC)
has returned some further balance
into the discussion.
The key issue is that while there
was an association, there was
no evidence of causality and as
reported yesterday (PD 30 Jan),
the authors did not suggest that
multivitamins are unsafe during
pregnancy, reinforcing that
supplementation during gestation
should still be maintained,
especially iodine and folate.
The study also failed to evaluate
which specific supplements and
doses were involved or address
biases within the study groups with
respect to miscarriage history, the
CHC spokesperson said.
The Blackmores Institute also has
a detailed analysis on their website.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 31 Jan 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 31 Jan 14
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