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Micronutrients in COVID-19 Positive Pregnancies.
Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Serum vitamin D levels and COVID-19 during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Vitamin D Status with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or COVID-19 Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Vitamin D and COVID-19: Clinical Evidence and Immunological Insights.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Clinical, Laboratory, and Imaging Findings of Pregnant Women with Possible Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2-Case Series.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Serum 25(OH) Vitamin D Levels in Pregnant Women with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Vitamin D status is not associated with clinical severity of COVID-19 in pregnant women.European journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- A Review on the Antiviral Activity of Functional Foods Against COVID-19 and Viral Respiratory Tract Infections.International journal of general medicine · 2022Review
- Racial differences in dietary choices and their relationship to inflammatory potential in childbearing age women at risk for exposure to COVID-19.Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Pregnant women are considered among the high-risk population for COVID-19. Therefore, research for methods of treatment and prevention of COVID-19 positive pregnancies carries an importance. The aim of this study was to measure serum 25(OH)D, vitamin B12, and zinc levels in COVID-19 positive pregnant women to evaluate the role of these micronutrients in treatment and prevention. A total of 44 COVID-19 positive pregnant women who were hospitalized and treated at a tertiary clinic were included in this study. The mean serum 25(OH)D level was measured to be 9.70 ± 59.14. The mean serum zinc level was 62.58 ± 2.63, and the mean serum vitamin B12 level was 295.55 ± 302.48. All these variables were significantly lower than the accepted cut-off values (p < 0.001). These low values might have contributed to a deficiency in their immune response and thus made these patients susceptible to COVID-19 infection. Supplementation of micronutrients during the pandemic could be beneficial during pregnancy for prevention.
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