{"title":"Do pregnant mothers need to intake zinc supplementation during the COVID-19 pandemic?","authors":"M. Nazari","doi":"10.32598/cjhr.7.4.452.1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Zinc is an essential trace element for the healthy life of mothers during pregnancy. Besides, it plays a critical role during infancy. Zinc deficiency during pregnancy is a common problem all over the world. The immune system needs sufficient zinc for protective effects, especially during COVID-19 infection. Therefore, the author provided a special viewpoint to pay attention to zinc deficiency.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.32598/cjhr.7.4.452.1","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Zinc is an essential trace element for the healthy life of mothers during pregnancy. Besides, it plays a critical role during infancy. Zinc deficiency during pregnancy is a common problem all over the world. The immune system needs sufficient zinc for protective effects, especially during COVID-19 infection. Therefore, the author provided a special viewpoint to pay attention to zinc deficiency.