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Get Enough Folic Acid: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

Folic acid can prevent birth defects of the baby’s brain or spine if a woman takes it before and during pregnancy.... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Folic Acid: Frequently Asked Questions

Also available in: Spanish 

The purpose of these questions and answers is to educate women of childbearing age on the importance of consuming 400 micrograms of folic acid every day.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Cereals That Contain 100 Percent of the Daily Value (DV) of Folic Acid

These cereals contain 100% of the DV of folic acid.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Folic Acid Facts  External Link

Folic acid is a water soluble B-vitamin that helps build healthy cells. Water soluble means it does not stay in your body for very long, so you need to take it every day to help prevent neural tube de... Details >

Spina Bifida Association of America  External Link

Folic Acid IQ  External Link

Folic Acid can increase your odds of having a healthy pregnancy by preventing certain birth defects. Take this quiz to find out how much you know about folic acid.... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  External Link

Folic Acid Quiz

How much do you know about folic acid? Try your hand at this quiz.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Folic Acid Topic

Also available in: Spanish 

Links to information related to the national campaign on promoting the use of folic acid to prevent NTDs (neural tube defects); other related information on birth defects for consumers, in both Englis... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Folic acid: Before and During Pregnancy  External Link

This page presents questions about folic acid before and during pregnancy. It is a synthetic vitamin from the family of the B vitamin that can be found in fortified foods and in supplemental vitamins ... Details >

National Alliance for Hispanic Health  External Link

Folic Acid--Easy to Read

Find out what folic acid is, why women should take it, how they can obtain it, and how much they should take before and during pregnancy and breastfeeding.... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services