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CellWell record HH-389554

Vitamin A intake and status and associations with iron status, anaemia and birth outcomes of pregnant women in the Free State Province, South Africa: the Nutritional Status of Expectant Mothers and their newborn Infants (NuEMI) study

J. Carboo; J. Ngounda; J. Baumgartner; L. Robb; E. Jordaan; Corinna M. Walsh

British Journal of Nutrition ยท 2026

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In 427 pregnant women in South Africa's Free State, higher vitamin A intake was associated with higher RBP4, and higher RBP4 was associated with higher hemoglobin and ferritin, but not with birth weight or preterm birth.

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