VITAMINS & HIV: mother to child transmission

Three RCTs found that vitamin A supplements given to HIV positive pregnant women had no significant effect on the risk of HIV infection in their infants compared with either placebo or no vitamin A. One RCT found that multivitamins given to mothers during pregnancy and lactation had no significant effect on HIV infection in their infants compared with placebo.

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