"The finding adds to the results of a previous study that found that multivitamins reduced the risk of birth problems (including preterm birth, low birth weight and fetal death) among HIV-positive women."

"The new study included 8,468 HIV-negative pregnant women in Tanzania who started taking either daily multivitamins (including vitamins B-complex, C and E) or placebo supplements beginning at 12 to 27 weeks of pregnancy and continuing until six weeks after delivery. All the women received iron and folate supplements."

"Women who took the multivitamins were 18 percent less likely to
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