Folate status in pregnant women: current situation on the island of Ireland
Project Reference: 02-2015
Status: Completed
Commencement Date: June, 2015
Project Duration: 18 months
Abstract:
This project will measure biomarkers of folate status in a cohort of 1,000 women from the island of Ireland, sampling during the first ante-natal visit (14-18 weeks gestation) in the Northern (Belfast), Central (Dublin) and Southern (Cork) regions of the island in large hospitals that capture representative subsets of the Irish population.
Principal Contractor(s):
Prof Michael Turner, UCD
Collaborator(s):
Dr Dan McCartney, DIT
Prof Anne Molloy, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Mary Rose Sweeney, Dublin City University
Prof Jayne Woodside and Dr Alyson Hunter, Queen’s University of Belfast
Prof Louise Kenny and Dr Mairead Kiely, Cork Women’s Clinic
Prof Richard Layte, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Bob McDonnell, Health Services Executive
Outputs:
Reports:
The folate status of pregnant women; the current position (ROI)
The folate status of pregnant women; the current position (NI)
Peer Reviews:
Knowledge about folic acid supplementation in women presenting for antenatal care
Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Food Fortification in Europe
