Vitamin B12 and Folate Status in Pregnant Females and Their Infants in Norway: Secondary Analysis from the Mommy's Food Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin B12 and folate are essential micronutrients important for normal infant growth and development.

Objectives

The aims were to describe vitamin B12 and folate status in pregnant females and their infants according to commonly used status cutoffs and examine the associations between maternal status, maternal supplement use, and breastfeeding and infant status.

Methods

Pregnant females were recruited at 18 wk gestation in Bergen, Norway. Maternal vitamin B12 and folate status were measured at gestational weeks 18 (n = 136) and 36 (n = 116), and infant status was measured at ages 3 (n = 73) and 6 (n = 74) mo.

Results

At gestational weeks 18 and 36, respectively, 4.4% and 2.6% of the mothers had plasma cobalamin concentrations <148 pmol/L, 0.7% and

SUBMITTER: G Bjorkevoll SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739771 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature