The UK government's failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid "will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented," argues Professor Sir Nicholas Wald in The BMJ ...
Jun 19, 2024
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(Medical Xpress)—Women should refrain from drinking alcohol before they try to become pregnant, according to maternal-fetal medicine specialists at Loyola University Health System.
May 1, 2014
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Women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy almost halved the risk of having a child with autism. Beginning to take folic acid supplements later in pregnancy did not reduce the risk. This is shown in new findings ...
Feb 12, 2013
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New Zealand's Ministry of Health (MOH) rarely recommends using supplements, but does urge mothers to take in additional iodine and folic acid before and during pregnancy, and iodine when breastfeeding, to help avoid neurodevelopmental ...
Oct 16, 2017
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If there's one thing doctors agree on, it's that all of their pregnant patients should take prenatal supplements. As a result, about 3 in 4 expecting mothers follow their doctor's advice.
Jun 4, 2024
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