U.S. women of childbearing age who are at possible increased risk of a neural tube defect‐affected pregnancy due to suboptimal red blood cell folate concentrations, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007 to 2012

ConclusionBased on RBC folate concentrations, we would predict that the majority of U.S. women of reproductive age are not at increased risk for folate sensitive NTDs in the presence of mandatory folic acid fortification. Prevention policies and programs can be aimed at population subgroups identified as having higher predicted risk for folate‐sensitive NTDs based on RBC folate concentrations. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - April 17, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Sarah C. Tinker, Heather C. Hamner, Yan Ping Qi, Krista S. Crider Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research