title: Folate nutrition in early pregnancy.
abstract: Mean daily folate intakes of 195 women in the first trimester of pregnancy were assessed by 5-7 day weighed dietary records. Intakes for total folate ranged from 64.7 to 302.0 micrograms/day with a mean intake of 148.0 micrograms/day. The lowest intakes were associated with social classes III, IV and V, maternal age less than 20 years and vomiting on three or more days per week.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D009325:Nausea / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012907:Smoking; D012923:Social Class; D014839:Vomiting / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid