Examining associations of folic acid supplements administered to mothers during pre-conceptional and prenatal periods with autism spectrum disorders in their offspring: insights from a multi-center study in China

ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between maternal folic acid (FA) supplementation during the pre-conceptional and prenatal periods and the subsequent risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring.MethodsA total of 6,049 toddlers aged 16–30 months were recruited from August 2016 to Marc...

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Main Authors: Yan Jiang, Cuihua Guo, Min Kuang, Lizi Lin, Guifeng Xu, Ning Pan, Xuchu Weng, Jin Jing, Lei Shi, Quanying Yi, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1321046/full