Bibliographic Info
GuidelineGuideline: nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis
Year of Publication2013
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Very low
For pregnant women with active TB in settings where calcium intake is low, calcium supplementation as part of antenatal care is recommended for the prevention of pre-eclampsia, particularly among those pregnant women at higher risk of developing hypertension, in accordance with WHO recommendations (6)
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Guideline
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year2023
InstitutionWorld Health Organization