Folic Acid and Selected Risk Factors for Fetal Heart Defects—Preliminary Study Results
A history of congenital heart defects or other defects, lack of periconceptional folic acid supplementation, and lack of dietary supplementation before pregnancy were associated with congenital heart defects in the fetus. Place of residence, parents' education, lifestyle habits such as smoking and alcohol consumption, nutritional status before pregnancy, and mother's diseases did not show a significant relationship with congenital heart defects in the children. There is an urgent need to develop preventive strategies and conduct extensive public education.
Authors
- Oskar Sylwestrzak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9325-7304)
- Łukasz Sokołowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-7495)
- Ewelina Gaszyńska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7568-3502)
- Maria Respondek‐Liberska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-2172)
- Iwona Strzelecka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-7064)
- Agnieszka Kolmaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8924-4479)
- Julia Murlewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-4585)
- Sławomir Witkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-0446)
- Elżbieta Trafalska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-0090)
Institutions
- Medical University of Lodz (PL)
- Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16173024
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny
- Uniwersytet Łódzki
- Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lodzi
- Uniwersytet Warszawski