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According to News- Seven days in medicine: 6-12 July 2016 BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3874 (Published 14 July 2016):
"Pregnant women (also even before conceiving) should take folic acid, which had strong evidence for reducing neural tube defects1".
Here, we will like to add that folic acid supplementation in Canada reduced the certain congenital heart diseases in infants, a study finds2.
Reference:
1. BMJ 2016;354:i3874
2. Liu S, Joseph KS, Luo W, León JA, Lisonkova S, Van den Hof M, Evans J, Lim K, Little J, Sauve R, Kramer MS; Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (Public Health Agency of Canada). Effect of Folic Acid Food Fortification in Canada on Congenital Heart Disease Subtypes. Circulation. 2016 Aug 30;134(9):647-55. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022126.
Folic acid supplementation in food in Canadian population lowers Congenital Heart defects as well, a study says
According to News- Seven days in medicine: 6-12 July 2016 BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3874 (Published 14 July 2016):
"Pregnant women (also even before conceiving) should take folic acid, which had strong evidence for reducing neural tube defects1".
Here, we will like to add that folic acid supplementation in Canada reduced the certain congenital heart diseases in infants, a study finds2.
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Reference:
1. BMJ 2016;354:i3874
2. Liu S, Joseph KS, Luo W, León JA, Lisonkova S, Van den Hof M, Evans J, Lim K, Little J, Sauve R, Kramer MS; Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (Public Health Agency of Canada). Effect of Folic Acid Food Fortification in Canada on Congenital Heart Disease Subtypes. Circulation. 2016 Aug 30;134(9):647-55. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022126.
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