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Serum Folate Concentration Corresponding to the Red Blood Cell Folate Threshold for Increased Risk of Neural Tube Defects Among Ethiopian Women of Reproductive Age

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neural tube defects (NTDs) are severe birth defects linked to insufficient maternal folate status during early pregnancy. Red blood cell (RBC) folate concentration is the recommended biomarker for predicting NTD risk, with a threshold of 748 nmol/L using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) microbiological assay. However, in
Biniyam Tesfaye, Meseret Woldeyohannes, Masresha Tessema, Charles Dale Arnold, Christine M. McDonald, Kenneth H. Brown   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Video‐Based Health Education on Birth Outcomes and Anaemia Status of Mothers in Dirashe District South Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Kidus Temesgen Worsa, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Godana Yaya Tessema, Tsegaye Yohanis, Stefaan De Henauw, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, Souheila Abbeddou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitators and barriers to implementing national iron and folic acid supplementation programmes for adolescents in India: a protocol for systematic review. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Shah R, Shinde S, Akagwu O, Juvekar S, Fawzi W, Ahankari A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Diet and Care Mediate the Effects of Parenting and Nutrition Interventions on Childhood Infections

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The effect of community‐based multi‐input interventions that promote health, nutrition, and development on childhood infections, and the pathways that explain these effects remain unclear. We conducted a secondary analysis of a factorial‐designed clustered randomized controlled trial (N = 1489) conducted in rural Pakistan to estimate the ...
Nazia Binte Ali, Arjumand Rizvi, Saima Siyal, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Aisha K. Yousafzai, Christopher R. Sudfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of integrative therapy of Drakshavaleha with oral iron folic acid supplements in management of mild to moderate iron deficiency anaemia in women of reproductive age group- A protocol for a parallel group randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

J Ayurveda Integr Med
Barvaliya MJ, Karun KM, Chandrashekar MS, Chandan N, Hegde HV, Sagare SS, Bs R, Roy S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Use of Home Fortification Products in Humanitarian Settings: A Scoping Review

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Home fortification products (HFPs), including multiple micronutrient powders and small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplements, are specialized, nutrient‐filled products added to foods with the aim of filling critical nutrient gaps. Despite their potential, there is limited documentation of the use of HFPs in humanitarian settings.
Jacqueline M. Lauer, Alexandra DeShaw, Isabelle Ward, Davidson H. Hamer, Lindsey M. Locks   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The critical gap in prevention: knowledge of periconception folic acid supplementation and its predictors among pregnant women in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol
Girma T, Hibstu DT, Amare B, Garolla G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Maternal Methyl-Group Donor Intake and Neonatal Birth Size in Singleton IVF Pregnancies. [PDF]

Nutrients
Bokor S, Felső R, Csölle I, Oláh T, Szabó N, Herczeg R, Gyenesei A, Vass RA, Funke S, Ertl T, Molnár D.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Case of Nutritional Optic Neuropathy Caused by Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency Presenting With Bitemporal Hemianopia-Like Visual Field Defects. [PDF]

Cureus
Ueda N, Kitamura Y, Baba T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Folic acid deficiency: effects of iron deficiency on serum folic acid levels.

The Indian journal of medical research, 1972
A K, Saraya, B N, Tandon, K, Ramachandran   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source