The Importance of Folic Acid in Pregnancy - Includes Recipes-By Merrion Ultrasound
Packed with valuable information about folic acid, with a superb introduction from a top lecturer & nutritionist, plus recipes.
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the benefits <strong>of</strong><br />
folic acid<br />
It is suggested that folic acid can protect a<br />
baby from neural tube defects by at least<br />
50%. (1)(2) <strong>The</strong> Centres for Disease Control<br />
and Prevention (CDC) states that women who<br />
take the suggested dose <strong>of</strong> folic acid daily,<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g one month prior to conception and<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the first trimester, help reduce the<br />
baby’s chance <strong>of</strong> neural tube defects by 50<br />
to 70 percent. (5)<br />
Mothers who have given birth to a baby with<br />
a neural tube defect can reduce the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g another child with a neural tube<br />
defect by as much as 70% by tak<strong>in</strong>g folic<br />
acid. (2) (8)<br />
When taken before and dur<strong>in</strong>g pregnancy,<br />
folic acid can protect a baby aga<strong>in</strong>st: (7)<br />
(10)<br />
Low birth weight<br />
Cleft lip and palate<br />
Premature birth<br />
<strong>Folic</strong> acid is also recommended to reduce<br />
the risk <strong>of</strong> other pregnancy complications<br />
that <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
Several types <strong>of</strong> cancers<br />
Heart disease<br />
Alzheimer’s disease<br />
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