Examining associations of folic acid supplements administered to mothers during pre-conceptional and prenatal periods with autism spectrum disorders in their offspring: insights from a multi-center study in China

• Main Authors: Yan Jiang (Author), Cuihua Guo (Author), Min Kuang (Author), Lizi Lin (Author), Guifeng Xu (Author), Ning Pan (Author), Xuchu Weng (Author), Jin Jing (Author), Lei Shi (Author), Quanying Yi (Author), Xin Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between maternal folic acid (FA) supplementation during the pre-conceptional and prenatal periods and the subsequent risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring.MethodsA total of 6,049 toddlers aged 16-30 months were recruited from August 2016 to Marc...