Maternal folate levels during pregnancy and offspring brain development in late childhood

Cumulative evidence shows that low maternal folate levels during pregnancy are associated with offspring neuropsychiatric disorders even in the absence of neural tube defects. However, the relationship between prenatal exposure to folate and brain development in late childhood has been rarely investigated.In 2095 children from a prospective population-based cohort in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, we examined the association of maternal folate...