Serum Folate, Red Blood Cell Folate, and Zinc Serum Levels Are Related with Gestational Weight Gain and Offspring's Birth-Weight of Adolescent Mothers.
Reyna SámanoHugo Martínez-RojanoGabriela Chico-BarbaRicardo GamboaMaricruz TolentinoAlexa Xiomara Toledo-BarreraCristina Ramírez-GonzálezMaría Eugenia Mendoza-FloresMaría Hernández-TrejoEstela Ytelina Godínez MartínezPublished in: Nutrients (2024)
Low serum folate, red blood cell folate, and serum zinc concentrations were associated with gestational weight gain and having a small gestational age baby. Both excessive and insufficient gestational weight gain, as well as having a small gestational age baby, are frequent among adolescent mothers.