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Research by Topic: vitamins
The association between maternal use of folic acid supplements during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorders in children: a meta-analysis
Published June 24, 2019 in Molecular Autismhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5625821/
Filed under: Autism Research, Autism Science, prenatal, risk, vitamins
Maternal Multivitamin Intake, Plasma Folate and Vitamin B12 Levels and Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk in Offspring
Published June 24, 2019 in Paediatric and Perinatal EpidemiologyBACKGROUND: To examine the prospective association between multivitamin supplementation during pregnancy and biomarker measures of maternal plasma folate and vitamin B12 levels at birth and child’s Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk.METHODS: This report included 1257 mother-child pairs, who were recruited at birth and prospectively followed through childhood at the Boston Medical Center. ASD was defined from […]
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ppe.12414
Filed under: Autism Research, Autism Science, prenatal, risk, vitamins
New research reinforces benefits of folic acid
Published October 30, 2017The new #ASFpodcast reviews recent evidence showing that folic acid, taken during or prior to pregnancy, may reduce the probability of having a child with autism and intellectual disability. Hear the whole story here.
Filed under: featured, folic acid, preemptive, pregnancy, prevention, vitamins