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THE EFFECT OF PRESCRIBING FOLIC ACID DURING PREGNANCY ON BIRTH‐WEIGHT AND DURATION OF PREGNANCY: A DOUBLE‐BLIND TRIAL
Author(s) -
Giles P. F. H.,
Harcourt A. G.,
Whiteside M. G.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb50394.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , placebo , folic acid , double blind , medicine , folic acid supplementation , obstetrics , birth weight , alternative medicine , biology , genetics , pathology
The purpose of this double‐blind controlled trial in 692 pregnant women was to see whether a generous oral supplement of folic acid (5 mg a day) affected the duration of pregnancy or the birth‐weight of babies. The trial showed no significant difference in effect between folic acid and a placebo.