Folic acid is a B vitamin that helps make new cells, normal red blood cells, and prevents anemia, birth defects, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Taking a daily multivitamin with 400 mcg of synthetic folic acid can reduce the risk of neural tube defects like spina bifida by up to 60%, anencephaly by 30%, and encephalocele by 10%, as these defects occur in 1 in 2,000 births and are a common cause of infant mortality.

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2. Folic acid is the synthetic form of a water soluble
B vitamin that is needed to:
• Make new cells/cell division
• Make normal-shaped red blood cells
• Help prevent anemia
• Help prevent birth defects
• Help prevent heart disease, stroke and certain
cancers.

4. Take a multi-vitamin with 400 mcg. of synthetic
folic acid every day

5. • Spina Bifida – 60%
• Anencephaly – 30%
• Encephalocele – 10%
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the second
most common cause of infant mortality.
NTDs occur in 1 out of every 2,000 babies.