Relation of neural tube defects with folic acid use during pregnancy
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Tarih
2019
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Yayıncı
İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Erişim Hakkı
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Özet
Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the rate of neural tube defects (NTD) and the clinical features of newborns of
mothers who did not use folic acid (FA) in their pregnancies.
Material and methods: The data of a total of 82 newborns, who were diagnosed with meningomyelocele were operated and examined, retrospectively. The newborns were divided into two groups depending on whether their mothers used FA during pregnancy or
not.
Results: The mothers of 37 (45.1%) newborns used FA during the antenatal period, whereas those of 45 (54.9%) newborns did not.
The mean birth weight of the newborns whose mothers did not use FA were lower. Furthermore 9 (25%) newborns whose mothers
did not use FA were delivered via cesarean section.The incidence of meningomyelocele was 80% for 45 newborns with NTDs whose
mothers did not use FA.
Conclusion: Our results revealed that the mean birth weight was lower while the incidence of meningomyelocele was significantly
higher in newborn infants whose mothers did not use FA.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Folic acid, Pregnancy, Meningomyolocele, Spina bifida
Kaynak
Annals of Medical Research
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Scopus Q Değeri
Cilt
26
Sayı
1
Künye
Çetin, A., Gökdemir, M. T., Nas, C. ve Gökdemir, G. Ş. (2019). Relation of neural tube defects with folic acid use during pregnancy. Annals of Medical Research, 26(1), 101-105.
