folic acid
... Does folic acid supplementation before pregnancy help prevent neural tube defects in infants? ... This topic of supplementation of folic acid was very intriguing to know and to possibly help educate the public that such a dreadful birth defect may be prevented through periconceptional folic acid supplementation. ... Several studies prove periconceptional supplementation of folic acid had an effect on the decline of neural tube defects. Folic acid antagonists were also observed to see if they had an effect on folic acid and neural tube defects as well as the knowledge about the advantages of periconceptional folic acid supplementation will be examined through a sample of patients from a primary care practice(4)(5). ... These studies, Incidence of Open Neural Tube Defects in Nova Scotia after folic Acid Fortification, Impact of Folic Acid Fortification of the US Food Supply on the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects, and Prevalence of Spina Bifida and Anencephaly During the Transition to Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification in the United States prove that, periconceptional supplementation of folic acid significantly decreases neural tube defects. Methodologies of Prevalence of Spina Bifida and Anencephaly During the Transition to Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification in the United States and Impact of Folic Acid Fortification of the US Food Supply on the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects are similar.