Assessment of RBC Folate and Serum Vitamin B12 Levels in Pakistani Women of Reproductive Age Group: An Approach towards Prevention of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Abstract:Background: Folate and Vitamin B12 are important micronutrients necessary for fetal growth and development. Deficiencies of these vitamins in women of reproductive age results in adverse pregnancy outcome.
Objective: To determine red blood cell folate and serum Vitamin B12 levels in apparently healthy women of reproductive age group.
Methodology: The study was conducted in Baqai medical university, Karachi. Apparently healthy volunteer women (N=196) between ages of 15 and 49 years residing in diffe… Show more
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