Folic Acid and Risk of Preterm Birth, Preeclampsia, and Fetal Growth Restriction Among Women With Epilepsy: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Silje Alvestad Elisabeth Synnøve Nilsen Husebye Jakob Christensen Julie Werenberg Dreier Yuelian Sun Jannicke Igland Maarit K Leinonen Gissler Mika Nils Erik Gilhus Torbjörn Tomson Marte Helene Bjørk

Published in: Neurology (2022)

This study provides Class III evidence that for women with epilepsy using ASM, periconceptional folic acid supplementation decreases the risk of preterm birth.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
early onset
preterm infants
pregnancy outcomes