Folic acid
Folic acid
Folic acid is a B vitamin that has lots of important functions in our bodies, including helping to make new proteins and red blood cells. During pregnancy Folic acid is important for women because it helps to protect your unborn baby against spina bifida (a condition where the backbone and spinal canal do not close properly before birth) and other defects of the neural tubes along the spine.
What is Folic Acid
Find out all about what Folic Acid actually is, what foods you can get it from and what happens if you start taking it too late.
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