Influence of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy on neonatal serum folate levels

Oncel M. Y., Ozdemir R., Erdeve O., Dilmen U.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, vol.51, no.3, pp.385-387, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00394-011-0261-9
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.385-387
  • Keywords: Folic acid, Newborn, Smoking, FOLIC-ACID, VITAMIN-B-12, WOMEN, HOMOCYSTEINE, COBALAMIN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Folate is an essential micronutrient for fetal development because of its role in de novo synthesis of DNA. The aim of this study was to compare neonatal serum folate levels of babies born to smoking and non-smoking mothers.