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FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATION
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb15772.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 79, Issue 2, pages 159–161, February 1972
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Hall, M. H. (1972), FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY AND CONGENITAL MALFORMATION. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 79: 159–161. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb15772.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
In a prospective study of 2949 singleton pregnancies the maternal serum folate level was assayed at booking in early pregnancy. No association was found between a low serum folate level and congenital malformation of the fetus either in the index pregnancy or in previous pregnancies. It is concluded that folic acid deficiency is not a cause of congenital fetal malformation.