A longitudinal study of maternal folate and vitamin B12 status in pregnancy and postpartum, with the same infant markers at 6 months of age

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 792-801

  Hure, Alexis J ^a,b   Collins, Clare E ^a,c   Smith, Roger ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Infant; Pregnant women; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUERPERIUM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860884876     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0782-0     Document Type: Article

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