Plasma folate levels in early to mid pregnancy after a nation‐wide folic acid supplementation program in areas with high and low prevalence of neural tube defects in china

CONCLUSIONPlasma folate levels among pregnant Chinese women increased dramatically after the nation‐wide folic acid supplementation program in both rural and urban areas, and in populations of high and low NTD prevalence. The nation‐wide program should have a component to ensure that supplementation begins before pregnancy. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - March 24, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jufen Liu, Lili Gao, Yali Zhang, Lei Jin, Zhiwen Li, Le Zhang, Qinqin Meng, Rongwei Ye, Linlin Wang, Aiguo Ren Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research