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Folic Acid Supplementation in Early Second Trimester and the Risk of Preeclampsia
- Source :
- Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 29:129
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2009.
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Abstract
- Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate the association between folic acid supplementation in early second trimester and the risk of developing preeclampsia. Study Design We carried out a prospective cohort study between October 2002-December 2005. We recruited women who had their prenatal care visit (12-20 weeks’ gestation) at the Ottawa Hospital and Kingston General Hospital. All charts for participants with a diagnosis of preeclampsia were audited and blindly adjudicated by 4 study investigators to validate the diagnosis. Results A total of 2951 pregnant women were included in the final analysis. Supplementation of multivitamins containing folic acid was associated with increased serum folate (on average 10.51 μmol/L), decreased plasma homocysteine (on average 0.39 μmol/L), and reduced risk of preeclampsia (adjusted odds ratio, 0.37; 95% confidence interval, 0.18-0.75). Conclusion Supplementation of multivitamins containing folic acid in the second trimester is associated with reduced risk of preeclampsia.
Details
- ISSN :
- 0275665X
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b4898a43d28b8dd0f4e1f789e1c772eb