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Maternal postpartum plasma folate status and preterm birth in a high-risk US population.

Bolanle OlapejuAhmed SaifuddinGuoying WangYuelong JiXiumei HongRamkripa RaghavanAmber SummersAmaris KeiserHongkai JiBarry ZuckermanChristina YarringtonLingxin HaoPamela J SurkanTina L ChengXiaobin Wang
Published in: Public health nutrition (2018)
If confirmed by future studies, our findings raise the possibility that optimizing maternal folate levels across pregnancy may help to reduce the risk of PTB among the most vulnerable US population in the post-folic acid fortification era.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • low birth weight
  • pregnant women
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • case control
  • weight gain