Reduced salt intake compared to normal dietary salt, or high intake, in pregnancy

L. Duley and DJ Henderson-Smart, Reduced salt intake compared to normal dietary salt, or high intake, in pregnancy (Cochrane Review), 1999, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 1999, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001687.

n the past women have been advised that lowering their salt intake might reduce their risk of pre-eclampsia. Although this practice has largely ceased, it remains important to assess the evidence about possible effects of advice to alter dietary salt intake during pregnancy.  Salt consumption during pregnancy should remain a matter of personal preference.