Maternal Obesity and Pre-Pregnancy Folic Acid Supplementation

Autor:	Nadine Farah, Cormac Kennedy, Ciara Turner, Vicky O'Dwyer, Mairead M. Kennelly, Michael J. Turner
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Maternal obesity Pre-pregnancy folic acid Body mass index Unplanned pregnancy Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases RC620-627
Zdroj:	Obesity Facts, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 211-215 (2013)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1662-4025 1662-4033
DOI:	10.1159/000350393
Popis:	Objective: The purpose of this nested cohort study was to compare the rate of pre-pregnancy supplementation in obese women with that of women with a normal BMI. Methods: Pregnant women were enrolled at their convenience in a large university hospital. Weight and height were measured in the first trimester and BMI categorised. Results: Of the 288 women, 35.1% were in the normal, 29.5% in the overweight and 35.4% in the obese BMI categories. Only 45.1% (n = 46) of the obese women took pre-pregnancy folic acid compared with 60.4% (n = 61) of women with a normal BMI (p Conclusions: Obese women should take folate supplements whether they are planning to conceive or not.
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