Folic Acid
- HealthYahoo Life UK
Flour to be fortified with folic acid to prevent birth defects
The government is hopeful this will spare hundreds of families from suffering.
- NewsMarie-Claire Dorking
Are Multivitamin Supplements For Pregnant Women A Waste of Money?
Forget forking out on fancy beauty products, the health of you and your bubba just took the priority top spot. Instead mums-to-be are being encouraged to follow NHS recommendations by taking 5mg of folic acid per day for the first trimester (12 weeks) of pregnancy and vitamin D, both of which can be bought at a fraction of the cost.