Zinc and Reduced Low Birth Weight

• Impact of maternal micronutrient supplementation on pregnancy outcomes in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2026-05-13
  • Meta-Analysis
  • BMC pregnancy and childbirth 26(1)
  • • Najia Sherzay
    • Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir
    • Noor Shafina Mohd Nor

  • PubMed: 42129691
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12884-026-09210-1

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Low Birth Weight

  • High evidence
  • Pregnant Women

  Cumulative analysis of effect size showed that supplementation of zinc (d = 0.39) ... plays positive role in reducing the risk of LBW and SGA.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes