Maternal intake of folate and folic acid during pregnancy and pubertal timing in girls and boys: A population-based cohort study.

Anne Gaml-SørensenNis BrixLea Lykke Harrits LunddorfAndreas ErnstBirgit Bjerre HøyerSjurdur Frodi OlsenCharlotta GranströmGunnar ToftTine Brink HenriksenCecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2023)

Prenatal exposure to low maternal intake of total folate in mid-pregnancy was not associated with pubertal timing in girls but associated with slightly later pubertal timing in boys. This minor delay is likely not of clinical importance.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
pregnant women
weight gain
body mass index