Folic Acid

Folic Acid Benefits During Pregnancy
by CDC
The B vitamin folic acid helps prevent birth defects. If a woman has enough folic acid in her body before and while she is pregnant, her baby is less likely to have a major birth defect of the brain or spine.

Folate (Folic Acid)
by MedlinePlus
Folate and folic acid are forms of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food and folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin. Folic acid is well-tolerated in amounts found in fortified foods and supplements

Folic Acid and Birth Defects
by Health Canada
If you are a woman who may become pregnant, taking folic acid on a daily basis before pregnancy can help prevent serious birth defects in your unborn baby. All women who could become pregnant are at risk of having babies with neural tube defects.

Folic Acid and Pregnancy
by CDC
The purpose of these questions and answers is to educate women of childbearing age on the importance of consuming 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. Folic acid can help reduce the risk of spina bifida by up to 70%.

Vitamins: Folic Acid and Women of Childbearing Age
by CDC
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are serious birth defects of the spine (spina bifida) and brain (anencephaly), affecting approximately 3,000 pregnancies each year in the United States. Periconceptional consumption of the B vitamin folic acid reduces