Vitamin B12 and folate status in pregnancy in Trinidad.
Vitamin B12 and folate levels were studied in Indian and Negro mothers in Trinidad. Folate levels fell in both groups with increasing gestational age. Indian mothers had significantly lower B12 levels than negroes and it is suggested that this vitamin be supplemented.
D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*; D044465:White People
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12