Maternal Vitamin B12 Status During Pregnancy and Its Association With Outcomes of Pregnancy and Health of the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Implications for Policy in India.

Rishikesh V, Behere,; Anagha S, Deshmukh,; Suhas, Otiv,; Mohan D, Gupte,; Chittaranjan S, Yajnik,

doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.619176

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Maternal Vitamin B12 Status During Pregnancy and Its Association With Outcomes of Pregnancy and Health of the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Implications for Policy in India.

Published in Frontiers in endocrinology • Jan 1, 2021

Authors:

Behere, Rishikesh V

Deshmukh, Anagha S

Otiv, Suhas

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vitamins B12 and folate participate in the one-carbon metabolism cycle and hence regulate fetal growth. Though vitamin B12 deficiency is widely prevalent, the current public health policy in India is to supplement only iron and folic acid for the prevention of anaemia. Prompted by our re...

Subject

folate

offspring health

pregnancy outcomes

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