Vitamin B6 Levels and Impaired Folate Status but Not Vitamin B12 Associated with Low Birth Weight: Results from the MAASTHI Birth Cohort in South India

Vitamin B6 Levels and Impaired Folate Status but Not Vitamin B12 Associated with Low Birth Weight: Results from the MAASTHI Birth Cohort in South India

Vitamins B12 and B6 and folate are known to have implications for pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to describe B6, B12, and folate status in pregnancy and investigate their associations with low birth weight and preterm delivery in mothers recruited from public hospitals in urban Bengaluru. Pregnant wom...

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Main Authors: R. Deepa, Siddhartha Mandal, Onno C. P. Van Schayck, Giridhara R. Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
B12 deficiency
vitamin B6
folic acid
pregnancy
low birth weight
preterm delivery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/7/1793

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