Maternal iron and zinc and preterm labor risk: A nested case-control study based on the Lanzhou Birth Cohort Study (BBCS) in China.
Higher dietary intake of iron and zinc before and during pregnancy may reduce the risk of preterm labor. Low intakes of iron and zinc during pregnancy appear to have a synergistic effect on the risk of preterm labor.
Authors
- Zifu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-5166)
- Yuqing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-6300)
- Lei Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-4025)
- Baohong Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9795-9589)
- Shuyu Ding
- Liping Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2246-8678)
- Jingyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-8691)
Institutions
- Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202510_34(5).0012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12