The Journal of nutrition
A Multicountry Analysis of Maternal Selenium Status in Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Birth Outcomes: Findings from the Women First Maternal Preconception Study.
Stephanie P Gilley, Jamie L Westcott, Jennifer F Kemp, Julie M Long, K Michael Hambidge, Kartik Shankar, Nancy F Krebs, Women First Trial Group
Published: 202510.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101279
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Maternal selenium deficiency is hypothesized to contribute to risk of adverse outcomes including low birth weight and prematurity, possibly through its role as an antioxidant and/or in thyroid hormone function. OBJECTIVES: We assessed rel…
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