Comparing Folic Acid Dosage Strengths to Prevent Reduction in Fetal Size Among Pregnant Women Who Smoked Cigarettes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Korede K Yusuf; Hamisu M Salihu; Roneé Wilson; Alfred Mbah; William Sappenfield; Lindsey M King; Karen Bruder

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0112

Comparing Folic Acid Dosage Strengths to Prevent Reduction in Fetal Size Among Pregnant Women Who Smoked Cigarettes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Pediatr. 2019 May 1;173(5):493-494. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0112.

Authors

Korede K Yusuf¹, Hamisu M Salihu², Roneé Wilson³, Alfred Mbah³, William Sappenfield³, Lindsey M King³, Karen Bruder⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York.
² Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Abstract

This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of folic acid supplementation in pregnant women who smoke tobacco on infant birth weight, infant status as small for gestational age, and fetal growth restriction.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cigarette Smoking / adverse effects*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Double-Blind Method
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation / prevention & control*
Folic Acid / administration & dosage*
Folic Acid / therapeutic use
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Linear Models
Pregnancy
Treatment Outcome
Vitamin B Complex / administration & dosage*
Vitamin B Complex / therapeutic use
Young Adult

Substances

Vitamin B Complex
Folic Acid