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Folic Acid Is Essential for a Healthy Baby

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Folic Acid Is Essential for a Healthy Baby
CDC urges all women of reproductive age to take 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid each day, in addition to consuming food with folate from a varied diet, to help prevent some major birth defects of the baby’s brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida).

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