1. Prematurity and maternal folate deficiency: anemia during pregnancy study group results in Valencia, Venezuela
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Arturo Martí-Carvajal, Guiomar Peña-Martí, Gabriella Comunián-Carrasco, Sergio Muñoz-Navarro, Mariana Luco, B Chem, Arturo Martí-Peña, and Carolina Medina-Laurentín
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Prematuridad ,deficiencia de folato ,odds ratio ,casos y control ,riesgo ,embarazo ,tercer trimestre ,Venezuela ,ácido fólico ,Prematurity ,folate deficiency ,case control ,risk ,pregnancy ,third trimester ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
SUMMARY. There are few data regarding folate deficiency and its impact on outcome pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the association and its magnitude between prematurity and folate deficiency in women in their third trimester of pregnancy, and at labor. An incident case - control study was conducted using 2 controls per case. Data was obtained in a tertiary hospital in Valencia, Venezuela. A total of 543 women who delivered between May and December 1996 entered into the study. Women having a preterm delivery (RESUMEN: El objeto fue determinar la asociación y su magnitud entre prematuridad y deficiencia de folato. Se utilizó un diseño de casos y control (2 controles por caso), realizado en la Maternidad "Dr. J.L. Facchín de Boni", principal hospital obstétrico y ginecológico de Valencia, Venezuela. Entre mayo y diciembre de 1996 fueron estudiadas 543 embarazadas al final del tercer trimestre gestacional y en trabajo de parto. Los casos (
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- 2004