KEY MESSAGE Nutrition is an important aspect of a healthy pregnancy. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy increases the risk of nutritional deficiencies and thus vitamin, mineral
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Folic acid supplement rescues ethanol-induced developmental defects in the zebrafish embryos
Qiu Jiang, Ding Lu, Feng Wang, Yawen Zhang, Li Cao, Yonghao Gui, Shuna Sun Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, gmaa030, https://doi.org/10.1093/abbs/gmaa030 Abstract Fetal alcohol syndrome (FASD) describes a range of birth defects.
Vast majority of poor, urban women don’t use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy, study shows
May 24, 2018, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine A study of more than 7,000 low-income, urban mothers enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort found
Your health prior to pregnancy: Folic acid
Folic acid What is folic acid? Folic acid (also known as folate) is a B-vitamin found in many foods, including dark green leafy vegetables, fruits,