Severe folate deficiency in pregnancy with normal red cell folate level.

We report here a case of megaloblastic anaemia in late pregnancy, which leads us to question whether folate supplements should be recommended in the UK routinely throughout pregnancy and not just in the preconception period and first trimester.

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