A Multicountry Analysis of Maternal Selenium Status in Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Birth Outcomes: Findings from the Women First Maternal Preconception Study
Maternal selenium supplementation did not impact serum concentrations, suggesting that supplementation may not overcome the impact of low intake and the high demands of pregnancy and early lactation. Larger studies in high-risk regions are needed to further clarify the relationship between maternal selenium deficiency and infant outcomes. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01883193 (registered 18 June 2013).
Authors
- Kartik Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-9026)
- Stephanie P. Gilley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0304-5514)
- Elizabeth M. McClure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-5444)
- Shivaprasad S. Goudar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-7053)
- Manjunath S. Somannavar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8871-5072)
- Jamie Westcott
- Ana Garcés
- Robert L. Goldenberg
- Sarah Saleem
- K.Michael Hambidge
- Nancy F. Krebs
- Sumera Aziz Ali
- Abhik Das
- Julie M. Long
- Richard J. Derman Lester Figueroa
- Jennifer F. Kemp
Institutions
- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101279
- Primary Topic
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00