Nicotine consumption and folate insufficiency in pregnancy: a population-based cross-sectional study
Tobacco smoking increases the risk of insufficient folate stores among pregnant women. However, healthcare providers should assess the folate status of all pregnant women and consider proactive screening, such as RBC folate testing, complemented by integrated strategies addressing tobacco use and nutritional risk. Proactive screening for smokers should be revisited once the prevalence of insufficient folate stores has been reduced at the population level.
Authors
- Theresa Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9206-0435)
- Weiyi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-3005)
- Dayana Betancourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9277-6831)
- Samiran Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8525-4741)
- Susan Ayres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-0779)
- Melissa B. Harrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3285-0870)
- Robin Page (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7223-412X)
- Mahua Choudhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3654-8743)
Institutions
- Texas Department of State Health Services (US)
- Texas A&M University School of Law (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2025.2577231
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00