Rolschau 1979.
Methods | This was a controlled trial conducted on women attending antenatal clinic of Odense University Hopsital. The criteria for selecting women was Danish birth and a normal pregnancy. Women were matched on parity, tobacco consumption, pre‐pregnant weight, housing condition and age. | |
Participants | Pregnant women in 21 to 25 week of gestation (n = 36). | |
Interventions | Group1: iron 250 mg (n = 16), group 2: iron 250 mg + folic acid 5 mg (n = 20). | |
Outcomes | Birthweight. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "Subjects were allotted to two groups". |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote: 'groups were supplied similar tablets". Comment: probably done. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to make any judgement. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Number excluded nor its reasons mentioned. Attrition (10%) was reported but reasons were not described. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information to make any judgement. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | No other bias identified but insufficient information available to fully assess this 'Risk of bias' domain. |