Peri-Conceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Children's Physical Development: A Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal lack of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy may increase the risk of low birth weight and preterm delivery. However, little is known about the relationship between folic acid supplementation during pregnancy and the physical development of offspring in the later stage.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the association between maternal folic acid supplementation status during pregnancy and the physical development of preschool children.

Methods

A total of 3064 mother-child pairs with data on maternal folic acid supplementation status during pregnancy and children's anthropometric measurements were recruited from the Ma'anshan-Anhui Birth Cohort (MABC) in China. Maternal folic acid supplementation status during pregnancy was the main expo

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10052637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature