Dietary sodium restriction during pregnancy; a historical review.
This article reviews the major milestones in obstetric research in the past 90 years, which have lead to the wide-spread use of salt restriction during pregnancy. Possibly the most ardent advocate of the view that salt plays a crucial role in eclampsia was De Snoo (1877-1949), a Dutch obstetrician. However, despite many enthusiastic clinical reports, no convincing evidence has ever been produced that salt restriction helps in the prevention of hypertension during pregnancy.
Steegers
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Radboud Hospital, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Eskes
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Jongsma
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Hein
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D004461:Eclampsia / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D009426:Netherlands; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000517:prevention & control; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D012982:Sodium, Dietary