Key points
- Getting 400 micrograms of folic acid daily can help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs).
- Use these resources to learn more about folic acid and NTDs.
Links
Folic acid materials to help educate patients: fact sheets, brochures, and posters.
There are steps you can take to be healthy before and during pregnancy.
Neural tube defects are severe birth defects of the brain and spine.
Anencephaly is a birth defect in which a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull.
Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth.
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