Iron and Folic-acid Deficiency in Pregnancy

Iron Deficiency and Its Relation to Folic-acid Status in Pregnancy: Results of a Clinical Trial.

Cervical cytology in folic acid deficiency of pregnancy.

Pregnancy offers a great strain on the body, for a two celled embryo becomes a two billion celled foetus. There is rapid proliferation of various maternal tissues and haemopoietic system, and the normal replacement of body tissue has to be continued. In consequence there is an exceptional demand for folic acid because of role of folates in cellular reproduction and tissue growth. In a country l...

[Folic-acid deficiency].

MACROCYTIC anamia, associated with a megaloblastic erythropoiesis, glossitis, weight loss, diarrhcra, and an absence of neurological symptoms or signs and of evidence of deficiency of vitamin B12 are usually accepted as the features of deficiency of folic acid or related pteroylglutamate compounds. Such an assumption is based on the clinical and hxematological remission induced by the administr...

Folic Acid Deficiency

MACROCYTIC anamia, associated with a megaloblastic erythropoiesis, glossitis, weight loss, diarrhcra, and an absence of neurological symptoms or signs and of evidence of deficiency of vitamin B12 are usually accepted as the features of deficiency of folic acid or related pteroylglutamate compounds. Such an assumption is based on the clinical and hxematological remission induced by the administr...

Folic acid prescription in pregnancy.

We resolved to prescribe folic acid supplements for all women who attended this practice during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. Six months after this decision a prescription was recorded in only 13% of cases: this compared with 18% during the two months immediately following the decision. It was resolved to improve this performance and observations six months later revealed a prescription ...