L-Arginine and Reduced Intrauterine Growth Retardation Risk

• Effects of prenatal oral L-arginine on birth outcomes: a meta-analysis.

  • 2021-11-23
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 45
  • Scientific reports 11(1)
  • • Eita Goto

  • PubMed: 34815460
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02182-6

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  • Reduced Intrauterine Growth Retardation Risk

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Pregnant Women

  In comparison to controls, providing oral L-arginine to women with a history of poor pregnancy outcomes significantly reduced risks of intrauterine growth retardation neonates, pre-term birth and respiratory distress syndrome (n = 7, 3 and 3, respectively)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes