Journal article
Folate and vitamin B12 status of women in Newfoundland at their first prenatal visit.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Newfoundland has one of the highest rates of neural tube defects in North America. Given the association between low maternal folic acid levels and neural tube defects, a cross-sectional study was conducted to obtain base-line data on the folate and vitamin B12 status of a sample of women in Newfoundland who were pregnant.
METHODS: Blood samples were collected between August 1996 and July 1997 from 1424 pregnant women in …
Authors
House JD; March SB; Ratnam S; Ives E; Brosnan JT; Friel JK
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 162, No. 11, pp. 1557–1559
Publication Date
May 30, 2000
ISSN
0820-3946