Neural tube defects (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
Supplementation with folate leads to lower neural tube defects (All) compared with no intervention, placebo or other micronutrients without folate… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Miscarriage · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
Supplementation with folate showed no clear difference in miscarriage (All) compared with no intervention, placebo or other micronutrients without folate… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cleft lip (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
Supplementation with folate showed no clear difference in cleft lip (All) compared with no intervention, placebo or other micronutrients without folate… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cleft palate (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
Supplementation with folate showed no clear difference in cleft palate (All) compared with no intervention, placebo or other micronutrients without folate… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Congenital cardiovascular anomalies (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
Supplementation with folate showed no clear difference in congenital cardiovascular anomalies (All) compared with no intervention, placebo or other micronutrients without folate… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Other congenital anomalies (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
Supplementation with folate showed no clear difference in other congenital anomalies (All) compared with no intervention, placebo or other micronutrients without folate… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal mortality · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal anaemia at or near term (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal red blood cell folate at or near term (All) · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
1 finding from 1 review
Serum folate at or near term · all women who become pregnant or were 12 or less weeks' pregnant at the time of the intervention
1 finding from 1 review