Figure 11.1.1: Folic acid use prior to pregnancy
Percent of women who gave birth, Middlesex-London, Ontario and Peer Group, 2013 to 2017
Source:
BORN Public Health Cube, BORN Information System, BORN Ontario. Information accessed on Oct 19, 2018. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). Snapshots: Maternal health Snapshot. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; c2018 [updated 2018 Oct 12; cited 2018 Nov 14]. Available from: publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Maternal-health.aspxNote:
Ontario and Peer Group data not yet available for 2017
The percent of women who reported using folic acid supplements prior to pregnancy was significantly higher in Middlesex-London compared to Ontario and the Peer Group from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, 44.3% of women in Middlesex-London who gave birth reported taking folic acid supplements before getting pregnant compared to 33.5% in Ontario.