19 Feb 2015 Blackmores Institute Folic acid supplementation lowers risk of preeclampsia 19 Feb 2015 Share Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest News Folic acid supplementation and higher dietary folate intake during pregnancy reduce the risk of preeclampsia, new Chinese research shows. The birth cohort study, conducted in 2010-2012 at the Gansu Provincial Maternity & Child Care Hospital in Lanzhou, China, included over 10,000 pregnant women without chronic hypertension or gestational hypertension. × To continue reading this article, please Log In or Sign Up for access.