Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency and perinatal outcomes in southern India.

Julia L FinkelsteinAmy Fothergill Jesse T KrisherTinku ThomasAnura V KurpadPratibha Dwarkanath

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency was high early in pregnancy and predicted neonatal vitamin B12 status. Future research is needed to determine the role of vitamin B12 in the development of pregnancy and infant outcomes, and to inform screening and interventions to improve maternal and child health.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
preterm birth
birth weight
physical activity
risk factors
replacement therapy
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
current status
skeletal muscle
gestational age