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Folic Acid and Birth Defects : A Case Study (Iran)
Joint Authors
Dastgiri, Saeed
Samadi Raad, Bahram
Ravanshad, Yalda
Khamnian, Zhila
Hosseini, Mohammad Bagher
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of folic acid use in pregnancy for the reduction of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the northwest region of Iran.
We studied 243 women with pregnancies complicated by some forms of birth defect(s).
These patients were identified by medical diagnostic tests as having a fetus with some types of congenital anomalies.
The prevalence of NTDs among pregnant women who were referred for therapeutic termination of pregnancy was 24.7 percent.
Consumption of folic acid prevented NTDs by 79 percent (Odds Ratio = 0.21, CI 95%: 0.12–0.40) and 94 percent (Odds Ratio = 0.06, CI 95%: 0.03–0.15) compared to pregnancies complicated by other anomalies and normal pregnancies, respectively.
Hydrops fetalis, hydrocephaly, Down syndrome, and limb anomalies did not have any significant association with the folic acid use.
Along with the advice for the consumption of folic acid for pregnant women, they should be offered prenatal screening or diagnostic tests to identify fetal abnormalities for possible termination of pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hosseini, Mohammad Bagher& Khamnian, Zhila& Dastgiri, Saeed& Samadi Raad, Bahram& Ravanshad, Yalda. 2011. Folic Acid and Birth Defects : A Case Study (Iran). Journal of Pregnancy،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hosseini, Mohammad Bagher…[et al.]. Folic Acid and Birth Defects : A Case Study (Iran). Journal of Pregnancy No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hosseini, Mohammad Bagher& Khamnian, Zhila& Dastgiri, Saeed& Samadi Raad, Bahram& Ravanshad, Yalda. Folic Acid and Birth Defects : A Case Study (Iran). Journal of Pregnancy. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466658
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466658