Association Between Preconception Counseling and Folic Acid Supplementation Before Pregnancy and Reasons for Non-Use

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1974-1984

  Bixenstine, Paul J ^a   Cheng, Tina L ^a   Cheng, Diana ^b   Connor, Katherine A ^c   Mistry, Kamila B ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c The Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; PRAMS; Preconception care; Preconception counseling; Women s health

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; COUNSELING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARYLAND; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION; COUNSELING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938417219     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1705-2     Document Type: Article

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