Effect of continued folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester of pregnancy on cognitive performance in the child: a follow-up study from a randomized controlled trial (FASSTT Offspring Trial).

Helene, McNulty,; Mark, Rollins,; Tony, Cassidy,; Aoife, Caffrey,; Barry, Marshall,; James, Dornan,; Marian, McLaughlin,; Breige A, McNulty,; Mary, Ward,; J J, Strain,; Anne M, Molloy,; Diane J, Lees-Murdock,; Colum P, Walsh,; Kristina, Pentieva,

doi:10.1186/s12916-019-1432-4

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Effect of continued folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester of pregnancy on cognitive performance in the child: a follow-up study from a randomized controlled trial (FASSTT Offspring Trial).

Published in BMC medicine • Oct 31, 2019

Authors:

McNulty, Helene

Rollins, Mark

Cassidy, Tony

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Periconceptional folic acid prevents neural tube defects (NTDs), but it is uncertain whether there are benefits for offspring neurodevelopment arising from continued maternal folic acid supplementation beyond the first trimester. We investigated the effect of folic acid supplementation d...

Subject

Child

Cognitive performance

Pregnancy

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