Benefits of Folic Acid

Did you know about the importance of Folic Acid during pregnancy? Folic acid is vital to the normal growth of your baby's spine, brain and skull. Taking a daily vitamin supplement that has folic acid can reduce the risk of your baby having a neural tube defect.

The benefits of taking folic acid to reduce the risk of NTDs are highest in the very early weeks of pregnancy. For this reason, taking folic acid if you are trying to become pregnant and in the early weeks of pregnancy is very important.

It’s never too early to ask your health care provider about folic acid!