Supplements 'may protect baby against leukaemia' - Your News from Ananova

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Supplements 'may protect baby against leukaemia' - Your News from

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> Folate and iron supplements taken during pregnancy may reduce the risk of

a mother's child suffering leukaemia, researchers say.

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> The unexpected finding emerged from an Australian study of risk factors

associated with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).

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> Mothers who took folate and iron supplements while pregnant were more than

60% less likely to have children who developed ALL than those who did not.

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