Open AccessPericonceptional folic acid supplementation and the risk of preterm births in China: a large prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Zhiwen Li,
Rongwei Ye,
Le Zhang,
Hongtian Li,
Jianmeng Liu,
Aiguo Ren
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyu020
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , folic acid , cohort study , obstetrics , folic acid supplementation , cohort , pregnancy , pediatrics , environmental health , biology , genetics
Folic acid-containing multivitamins have been associated with a reduced risk of preterm birth. We examined whether periconceptional use of folic acid alone reduced this risk.
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