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Folic Acid and Pregnancy


One of the first things your doctor will tell you if you are trying to conceive or if you have
recently discovered that you’re pregnant is you should take more folic acid. Folic acid can be
found in a number of foods, including cereals and dark leafy greens. It’s very difficult to get
adequate folic acid from food, so it’s important to take a good multivitamin containing folic
acid to prevent serious birth defects such as spina bifida.

38 Weeks Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital Before conception, it can be extremely easy
to take folic acid for the health of your baby and a better pregnancy. So what is folic acid?
Often called folate, it is a B vitamin that can be found in green leafy vegetables like kale and
spinach and orange juice. If you receive 400 micrograms of folic acid, or 4 milligrams of
folic acid before conception, it can significantly reduce the risk of some types of neural tube
defects.

One of the most common birth defect is spina bifida, which is an incomplete closure of the
spinal cord and column. 38 Weeks Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital Taking folic acid
can help reduce this problem significantly. In addition, anencephaly, which is a serious
underdevelopment of the brain, and encephalocele, which is when brain tissue protrudes
through an opening in the skin abnormally, can both be reduced through the intake of folic
acid. And all these anomalies occur in the first month of pregnancy, which is usually well
before a woman knows she is pregnant. Therefore, intake of folic acid before the woman is
pregnant is of utmost importance.

Only about 50% of pregnancies are planned, so intake of folic acid is important for anyone
who wants or is considering conception in the future. Although the reasons why folic acid is
so great at reducing the risk of these birth defects has not been explained, 38 Weeks
Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital we know that it plays an important role in cell growth
and development.

Learn more about folic acid and pregnancy plus all the other important vitamins necessary
when trying to conceive by reading Personal Path to Pregnancy, the International best-
selling fertlity guide.

Read More...
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  • 1. 38 Weeks Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital Folic Acid and Pregnancy One of the first things your doctor will tell you if you are trying to conceive or if you have recently discovered that you’re pregnant is you should take more folic acid. Folic acid can be found in a number of foods, including cereals and dark leafy greens. It’s very difficult to get adequate folic acid from food, so it’s important to take a good multivitamin containing folic acid to prevent serious birth defects such as spina bifida. 38 Weeks Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital Before conception, it can be extremely easy to take folic acid for the health of your baby and a better pregnancy. So what is folic acid? Often called folate, it is a B vitamin that can be found in green leafy vegetables like kale and spinach and orange juice. If you receive 400 micrograms of folic acid, or 4 milligrams of folic acid before conception, it can significantly reduce the risk of some types of neural tube defects. One of the most common birth defect is spina bifida, which is an incomplete closure of the spinal cord and column. 38 Weeks Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital Taking folic acid can help reduce this problem significantly. In addition, anencephaly, which is a serious underdevelopment of the brain, and encephalocele, which is when brain tissue protrudes through an opening in the skin abnormally, can both be reduced through the intake of folic acid. And all these anomalies occur in the first month of pregnancy, which is usually well before a woman knows she is pregnant. Therefore, intake of folic acid before the woman is pregnant is of utmost importance. Only about 50% of pregnancies are planned, so intake of folic acid is important for anyone who wants or is considering conception in the future. Although the reasons why folic acid is so great at reducing the risk of these birth defects has not been explained, 38 Weeks Pregnant What To Pack For Hospital we know that it plays an important role in cell growth and development. Learn more about folic acid and pregnancy plus all the other important vitamins necessary when trying to conceive by reading Personal Path to Pregnancy, the International best- selling fertlity guide. Read More...
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