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Why Folic Acid Is So Important

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The B vitamin folic acid helps prevent birth defects. If a woman has enough folic acid in her body before she is pregnant, it can help prevent major birth defects of her baby’s brain and spine.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities