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CellWell record HH-152723

A Multicountry Analysis of Maternal Selenium Status in Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Birth Outcomes: Findings from the Women First Maternal Preconception Study

Stephanie P Gilley; Jamie L Westcott; Jennifer F Kemp; Julie M Long; K Michael Hambidge; Kartik Shankar; Nancy F Krebs

2026

In plain language

In a multicountry trial, maternal selenium supplementation did not raise serum selenium levels and showed no significant association with birth weight, prematurity, or small-for-gestational-age outcomes.

Evidence
Established
Design
Randomized controlled trial

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