Folic Acid Supplementation May Prevent Pre-term Birth

According to a recent study, supplementation with folic acid prior to conception may prevent spontaneous preterm birth.

Data derived from a large population based study comprising of 207,936 singleton live births delivered at gestational ages of 20 - 42 weeks. The women were supplemented with a daily dose of 400ug folic acid around the time of conception.

The results showed that the incidence of preterm birth was significantly lower among folic acid users than among non - users. Supplementation with folic acid reduced the risk of preterm birth by 14 percent overall.

Based on these findings, regular supplementation with folic acid before conception may prevent the risk of preterm birth in healthy mothers.

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Source:www.imgateway.net/page.jsp?p_name=News&action=display&newsID=19408 , Tuesday 24 June 2014