Folic acid requirements during pregnancy

Citations

  1. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine (2008). Dietary reference intakes (DRIs): Recommended intakes for individuals, vitamins. In LK Mahan, S Escott-Stump, eds., Krause's Food and Nutrition Therapy, 12th ed. St Louis: Saunders Elsevier.

  2. Group Health Cooperative (2001). Recommendation: Folate. In Nutrition Guideline, DP-1048, pp. 10–29. Seattle: Group Health Cooperative.


Author: Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS Last Updated: December 23, 2008
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology

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