Antioxidants for preventing pre-eclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxidative stress has been proposed as a key factor involved in the development of pre-eclampsia. Supplementing women with antioxidants during pregnancy may help to counteract oxidative stress and thereby prevent or delay the onset of pre-eclampsia.

Objectives

To determine the effectiveness and safety of any antioxidant supplementation during pregnancy and the risk of developing pre-eclampsia and its related complications.

Search strategy

We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (May 2007), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library 2006, Issue 3), MEDLINE (1950 to October 2007) and Current Contents (1998 to August 2004).

Selection criteria

All randomised trials comparing one or more antio

SUBMITTER: Rumbold A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6718237 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature