Title : [Folate consumption in the preconception period of Sicilian pregnant women and their knowledge about the prevention of neural tube defect by folate supplementation].

Pub. Date : 1999 May

PMID : 10431526






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1 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To define the frequency of Sicilian pregnant women taking folic acid during the periconceptional period (three months before and two months after conception) and how many are familiar with the preventive effects of folic acid on NTD. Folic Acid fuzzy planar cell polarity protein Homo sapiens
2 Only the 5 pregnant women (0.5%) who took folic acid during the periconceptional period were aware of the possibility of preventing NTD through supplements of this vitamin. Folic Acid fuzzy planar cell polarity protein Homo sapiens
3 CONCLUSIONS: Greater efforts must be made to increase periconceptional use of folic acid for the prevention of NTD in pregnant women in Sicily. Folic Acid fuzzy planar cell polarity protein Homo sapiens