Open AccessVitamin B12 status in pregnant women and their infants in South India
Author(s) -
Julia L. Finkelstein,
Anura V. Kurpad,
Tinku Thomas,
Krishnamachari Srinivasan,
Christopher Duggan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1476-5640
pISSN - 0954-3007
DOI - 10.1038/ejcn.2017.29
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin b12 , vitamin , pregnancy , environmental health , obstetrics , pediatrics , biology , genetics
Vitamin B 12 deficiency during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. However, few studies have investigated the burden and determinants of vitamin B 12 status in young infants. This study was conducted to determine the associations between maternal and infant vitamin B 12 status.
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