Folic Acid Intake, Fetal Brain Growth, and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Korede K YusufHamisu M SalihuRoneé E WilsonAlfred MbahWilliam SappenfieldKaren BruderUsman J WudilMuktar H Aliyu

Published in: Current developments in nutrition (2019)

Infants of smokers in pregnancy may benefit from higher-strength maternal folic acid supplementation. We noted a decrease in the proportion of infants with impaired BBR among those on higher-dose folic acid. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01248260.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
smoking cessation
pregnant women
birth weight
preterm birth
study protocol
clinical trial
weight gain
white matter
resting state
randomized controlled trial
phase ii
body mass index
functional connectivity
open label
weight loss