Maternal Vitamin D, Folate, and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Status and Bacterial Vaginosis during Pregnancy

Objective. To investigate associations among serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-D), folate, omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio and bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy. Methods. Biospecimens and data were derived from a random sample (N=160) of women from the Nashville Birth Cohort. We compared me...

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Main Authors: Anne L. Dunlop, Robert N. Taylor, Vin Tangpricha, Stephen Fortunato, Ramkumar Menon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/216217