I have read a lot of articles that say not getting enough folic acid can increase the risk of birth defects, especiall neural tube defects. Everything I've read says that you need it most within the first 28 days of pregnancy, which is before you have even realized you're pregnant. As soon as I found out, I started taking prenatal vitamins, but I definitely wasn't getting much folic acid at all before then. Does a deficiency in folic acid pose a large risk for birth defects?
2007-03-16
05:13:12
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Christi G
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