Should all pregnant women take calcium supplements in Nepal? GRADE evidence to policy assessment.
Khem Narayan PokhrelSaki ThapaPaul GarnerMaxine CawsRaghu DhitalSuman Chandra GurungTilly FoxSamjhana ShresthaPublished in: Global health action (2022)
This review concludes that the blanket supplementation of calcium cannot be recommended in Nepal. A better approach may be to identify high-risk pregnant women and manage their antenatal visits and delivery to prevent mortality from pre-eclampsia.