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In a subset (n\u2009=\u20092598), maternal plasma folate concentrations were measured in blood samples drawn within a few days of delivery. <\/jats:p><jats:p> Results. The percentage of mothers taking folic acid supplementation almost daily during preconception and the first, second, and third trimesters were 4.3%, 55.9%, 59.4%, and 58.0%, respectively. Most striking, we observed a wide range of maternal plasma folate concentrations, with approximately 11% insufficient (&lt;\u200913.4 nmol\/L) and 23% elevated (&gt;\u200945.3 nmol\/L). <\/jats:p><jats:p> Conclusions. Findings indicate that fewer than 5% of mothers in the Boston Birth Cohort started folic acid supplements before pregnancy, and approximately one third of mothers had either too low or too high plasma folate levels, which may have important health consequences on both the mother and the child. <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2105\/ajph.2018.304355","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,19]],"date-time":"2018-04-19T19:58:01Z","timestamp":1524167881000},"page":"799-807","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Folate Nutrition Status in Mothers of the Boston Birth Cohort, Sample of a US Urban Low-Income Population"],"prefix":"10.2105","volume":"108","author":[{"given":"Tina L.","family":"Cheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tina L. Cheng, Kamila B. Mistry, and Xiaobin Wang are with the Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Children\u2019s Center, Baltimore, MD. Tina L. 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