Prevention of congenital malformations and other adverse pregnancy outcomes with 4.0 mg of folic acid : community-based randomized clinical trial in Italy and the Netherlands
Background: In 2010 a Cochrane review confirmed that folic acid (FA) supplementation prevents the first- and second-time occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs). At present some evidence from observational studies supports the hypothesis that FA supplementation can reduce the risk of all congenital malformations (CMs) or the risk of a specific and selected group of them, namely cardiac defects and oral clefts. Furthermore, the effects on the prevention of prematurity, foetal growth retardation and pre-eclampsia are unclear.Although the most common recommendation is to take 0.4 mg/day, the pro... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
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BioMed Central
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Schlagwörter: | Birth defect / Birth weight / Congenital malformation / Folic acid / Meta-analysi / Pre-eclampsia / Prematurity / Prevention / Vitamin / Adolescent / Adult / Community Health Service / Congenital Abnormalitie / Counseling / Dietary Supplement / Female / Human / Italy / Middle Aged / Netherland / Preconception Care / Pregnancy / Pregnancy Complication / Pregnancy Outcome / Prenatal Care / Research Design / Severity of Illness Index / Vitamin B Complex / Young Adult / Obstetrics and Gynecology / Settore MED/40 - Ginecologia e Ostetricia |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27215980 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2434/453809 |