Effect of continued folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester of pregnancy on cognitive performance in the child: a follow-up study from a randomized controlled trial (FASSTT Offspring Trial)

Abstract Background Periconceptional folic acid prevents neural tube defects (NTDs), but it is uncertain whether there are benefits for offspring neurodevelopment arising from continued maternal folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester. We investigated the effect of folic acid supplemen...

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Main Authors: Helene McNulty, Mark Rollins, Tony Cassidy, Aoife Caffrey, Barry Marshall, James Dornan, Marian McLaughlin, Breige A. McNulty, Mary Ward, J. J. Strain, Anne M. Molloy, Diane J. Lees-Murdock, Colum P. Walsh, Kristina Pentieva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1432-4