Race and ethnicity and preconception folic acid supplement use among pregnant women in Georgia, PRAMS 2009 to 2011

ConclusionHispanics are a growing population in the United States with an expected 14 million women of child‐bearing age by 2020, and the prevalence of preconception folic acid supplement use is low in this group with a high risk of neural tube defects. Promotion of voluntarily fortified corn masa flour can lower neural tube defects in Hispanics. Mandatory corn masa fortification will be a more effective public health policy.Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2016.© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - November 30, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Ayesha Mukhtar, Michael R. Kramer, Godfrey P. Oakley, Vijaya Kancherla Tags: Research Article Source Type: research