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Folic Acid
Author(s) -
Frances Likis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of midwifery and women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1111/jmwh.12584
Subject(s) - folic acid , chemistry , medicine
ANMF Consensus Group Folic acid Page 1 of 5 Alert There is no folic acid in Penta-vite and Brauer Baby & Toddler Liquid Multivitamin, two commonly used multivitamin preparations in New South Wales. Human milk fortifiers contain folate and provide 44-64 microgram/kg/day of folate at 150 mL/kg/day of fortified human milk. Indication 1. Prevention and treatment of folic acid deficiency including megaloblastic anaemia. 2. Nutritional treatment of anaemia when folic acid intake may be inadequate. 3. Supplementation following severe haemolysis – unclear evidence.