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Prenatal vitamin C and E supplementation in smokers is associated with reduced placental abruption and preterm birth: a secondary analysis.
- Source :
- BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Dec2015, Vol. 122 Issue 13, p1740-1747, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>Smoking and pre-eclampsia (PE) are associated with increases in preterm birth, placental abruption and low birthweight. We evaluated the relationship between prenatal vitamin C and E (C/E) supplementation and perinatal outcomes by maternal self-reported smoking status focusing on outcomes known to be impacted by maternal smoking.<bold>Design/setting/population: </bold>A secondary analysis of a multi-centre trial of vitamin C/E supplementation starting at 9-16 weeks in low-risk nulliparous women with singleton gestations.<bold>Methods: </bold>We examined the effect of vitamin C/E by smoking status at randomisation using the Breslow-Day test for interaction.<bold>Main Outcome Measures: </bold>The trial's primary outcomes were PE and a composite outcome of pregnancy-associated hypertension (PAH) with serious adverse outcomes. Perinatal outcomes included preterm birth and abruption.<bold>Results: </bold>There were no differences in baseline characteristics within subgroups (smokers versus nonsmokers) by vitamin supplementation status. The effect of prenatal vitamin C/E on the risk of PE (P = 0.66) or PAH composite outcome (P = 0.86) did not differ by smoking status. Vitamin C/E was protective for placental abruption in smokers (relative risk [RR] 0.09; 95% CI 0.00-0.87], but not in nonsmokers (RR 0.92; 95% CI 0.52-1.62) (P = 0.01), and for preterm birth in smokers (RR 0.76; 95% CI 0.58-0.99) but not in nonsmokers (RR 1.03; 95% CI 0.90-1.17) (P = 0.046).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>In this cohort of women, smoking was not associated with a reduction in PE or the composite outcome of PAH. Vitamin C/E supplementation appears to be associated with a reduction in placental abruption and preterm birth among smokers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIETARY supplements
PREGNANT women
WOMEN'S tobacco use
VITAMIN C
VITAMIN E
ABRUPTIO placentae
PREMATURE labor
SECONDARY analysis
COMPARATIVE studies
HYPERTENSION in pregnancy
PREMATURE infants
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
PREECLAMPSIA
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
SMOKING
VITAMINS
EVALUATION research
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
BLIND experiment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14700328
- Volume :
- 122
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111116644
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13201