Table 1. Existing reviews on interventions for pregnant women.
| Review ID | Title | Interventions | No of studies | Types of studies included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imdad 2011 20 | Effect of balanced protein energy
supplementation during pregnancy on birth outcomes |
Balanced protein
energy supplements |
11 | RCTs and quasi-RCTs |
| Imdad 2012 21 | Maternal Nutrition and Birth Outcomes: Effect of
Balanced Protein-Energy Supplementation |
Balanced protein
energy supplements |
16 | RCTs and quasi-RCTs |
| Liberato 2013 22 | Effects of protein energy supplementation
during pregnancy on fetal growth: a review of the literature focusing on contextual factors |
Balanced protein
energy supplements |
20 | RCTs, quasi-RCTs, and
observational study |
| Stevens 2015 23 | The effect of balanced protein energy
supplementation in undernourished pregnant women and child physical growth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
Balanced protein
energy supplements |
7 | RCTs, quasi-RCTs, and
observational study |
| Buppasiri 2015 24 | Calcium supplementation (other than for
preventing or treating hypertension) for improving pregnancy and infant outcomes |
Calcium | 25 | RCTs and cluster-RCTs |
| Hofmeyr 2014 25 | Calcium supplementation during pregnancy for
preventing hypertensive disorders and related problems |
Calcium | 13 | RCTs |
| Bassani 2013 26 | Financial incentives and coverage of child
health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
Conditional cash
transfer |
25 | Non peer-reviewed
institutional reports, RCTs, and observational studies |
| Glassman 2013 27 * | Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on
Maternal and Newborn Health |
Conditional cash
transfer |
24 | Cochrane reviews,
systematic reviews, and other papers |
| Salam 2015 28 | Effect of administration of antihelminthics for
soil-transmitted helminths during pregnancy |
Deworming | 4 | RCTs |
| Lassi 2013 29 | Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy
for maternal health and pregnancy outcomes |
Folic acid | 31 | RCTs and cluster-RCTs |
| Yang 2011 30 * | Review of fortified food and beverage products
for pregnant and lactating women and their impact on nutritional status |
Fortified products | 14 | RCT, quasi-RCT |
| Bratton 2015 31 | Maternal Influenza Immunization and Birth
Outcomes of Stillbirth and Spontaneous Abortion: A Systematic Review and Meta- analysis |
Influenza vaccine | 7 | Observational and cross-
sectional studies |
| Nunes 2016 32 | The Effects of Influenza Vaccination during
Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Influenza vaccine | 18 | RCTs and observational
studies |
| Pena-Rosas 2009 33 | Effects and safety of preventive oral iron or
iron+folic acid supplementation for women during pregnancy |
Iron; Iron + folic acid | 49 | RCTs and quasi-RCTs |
| Suchdev 2015 34 | Multiple micronutrient powders for home (point-
of-use) fortification of foods in pregnant women (Review) |
Multiple micronutrient
powders |
2 | RCTs |
| Haider 2017 35 | Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for
women during pregnancy |
Multiple micronutrient
supplements |
19 | RCTs |
| Imhoff-Kunsch 2012 36 | Effect of n-3 Long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty
Acid Intake during Pregnancy on Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review |
N-3 long chain
polyunsaturated fatty acid |
15 | RCT |
| Thorne-Lyman 2012A 37 | Vitamin A and carotenoids during pregnancy
and maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes: a systematic review and meta- analysis |
Vitamin A | 17 | RCTs |
| De-Regil 2016 38 | Vitamin D supplementation for women during
pregnancy |
Vitamin D | 15 | RCTs and quasi-RCTs |
| Perez-Lopez 2015 39 | Effect of vitamin D supplementation during
pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |
Vitamin D | 13 | RCTs |
| Thorne-Lyman 2012B 40 | Vitamin D during pregnancy and maternal,
neonatal and infant health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
Vitamin D | 5 | RCTs |
| Ota 2015 41 | Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy
and infant outcome |
Zinc | 21 | RCTs |
| Goudet 2019 42 | Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting
in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low-and middle-income countries (lmic) |
Nutrient
supplementation and Education |
15 | RCTs, quasi-RCTs, non-
RCTs, controlled before- and-after, and interrupted time series |
*All reviews were systematic literature reviews with pairwise meta-analysis, except for Glassman 2013 and Yang 2011.