Safety of the interventions
Any intervention evaluated in pregnancy needs to pass a rigorous evaluation of its safety to the
mother and baby. Our previous detailed evaluation of diet and mixed interventions in pregnancy
did not find adverse effects to the mother or baby, except in extreme conditions such as starvation.
[11] Although theoretical concerns have been raised regarding the risk of preterm
delivery with inositol, this was not observed in both randomised and observational studies on
inositol in pregnancy. Inositol use in early pregnancy may in an additional beneficial role, by
preventing the risk of neural tube defect in folate resistant mothers. [45]