Influence of Maternal Dietary Calcium Intake on Pregnanacy Induced Hypertension and Preterm Births

Calcium intakes during pregnancy may play an important role in attenuating pregnancy induced hypertension(PIH) and in determining pre-term birth (<37 weeks of gestation). Routine calcium supplementation is in partadvocated for these reasons. The primary objective was to explore the relationship b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dwarkanath, Pratibha, Thomas, T., Kurpad, A., Soares, Mario
Other Authors: National Institute of Nutrition
Format: Conference Paper
Published: National Institute of Nutrition 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19363