Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Not recommended
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) supplementation is not recommended for pregnant women to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes.
Notes and Remarks
- 1.Pregnant women should be encouraged to receive adequate nutrition, which is best achieved through consumption of a healthy, balanced diet, and to refer to guidelines on healthy eating.
- 2.The GDG agreed that there is insufficient evidence on the benefits and harms, if any, of routine vitamin B6 supplementation in pregnancy. However, research on the effects of routine vitamin B6 supplementation for pregnant women on maternal and perinatal outcomes is not considered a research priority
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience
Year2016
InstitutionWHO