Pre-conceptional intake of folic acid supplements is inversely associated with risk of preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age birth a prospective cohort study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 509-516

  Zheng, Ju Sheng ^a,b   Guan, Yuhong ^c   Zhao, Yimin ^a   Zhao, Wei ^c   Tang, Xuejuan ^c   Chen, Hua ^c   Xu, Meilong ^c   Wu, Lingping ^c   Zhu, Shanlin ^c   Liu, Huijuan ^c   Huang, Tao ^d   Li, Duo ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Jiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital   (China)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Prospective cohorts; Small for gestational age birth

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955183359     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515004663     Document Type: Article

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