Folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, small for gestational age offspring and preterm delivery
Martinussen MP, Bracken MB, Triche EW, Jacobsen GW, Risnes KR. Folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, small for gestational age offspring and preterm delivery. European Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology And Reproductive Biology 2015, 195: 94-99. PMID: 26500184, PMCID: PMC4684439, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCohort StudiesFemaleFolic AcidHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeObesityOdds RatioPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, FirstPremature BirthProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRisk FactorsVitamin B ComplexYoung AdultConceptsFolic acid supplementationLow birth weightFolic acid intakePreterm birthAcid supplementationFirst trimesterLean mothersBirth weightAcid intakeEarly pregnancyOdds ratioGestational age offspringProspective cohort studyFolic acid supplementsFolic acid usePregnancy outcome dataRisk of preeclampsiaPossible protective effectMonths of pregnancyObese mothersPreterm deliveryCohort studyObstetric recordsAge offspringFolate intakeGestational weight gain among American Samoan women and its impact on delivery and infant outcomes
Hawley NL, Johnson W, Hart CN, Triche EW, Ah Ching J, Muasau-Howard B, McGarvey ST. Gestational weight gain among American Samoan women and its impact on delivery and infant outcomes. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2015, 15: 10. PMID: 25643752, PMCID: PMC4324802, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0451-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational weight gainEarly pregnancy weightTrimester weight gainThird trimester weight gainAmerican Samoan womenPregnancy weightWeight gainInfant outcomesSamoan womenSecond trimester weight gainExcess gestational weight gainExcessive gestational weight gainAppropriate gestational weight gainGreater gestational weight gainMedicine GWG guidelinesPrenatal care recordsOverweight/obeseOverweight/obesityExcess weight gainLevels of obesityOutcomes of interestBinary logistic regressionAdverse pregnancyInfant overweightLGA infants