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Folic acid is a form of a B vitamin called folate which plays an important role to produce of red blood cells and helps your baby's neural tube develop into the brain and spinal cord.
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Folic acid is a form of a B vitamin called folate which plays an important role to produce of red blood cells and helps your baby's neural tube develop into the brain and spinal cord.
Folic Acid can help to prevent birth defects of your baby's brain and spinal cord.
Birth defects occur within the first 3-4 weeks of pregnancy. So it's important to have folate in your system during those early stages when your baby's brain and spinal cord are developing.
The CDC recommends that you start taking folic acid every day for at least a month before you become pregnant, and every day while you are pregnant.
What Are the Benefits of Folic Acid? Without enough folic acid in your body, your baby's neural tube may not close correctly and she could develop health problems called neural tube defects.
When taken before and during pregnancy, folic acid may protect your baby against: Cleft lip and palate Premature birth Low birth weight Miscarriage Poor growth in the womb
