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FOLIC ACID NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS

FOLIC ACID NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS. Folic Acid Good for You and Your Baby. Good Nutrition is Very Important Before and During Pregnancy. Spina Bifida. NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS. Spina Bifida or "Open Spine." Incomplete development of a baby's spine Encephalocele:

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FOLIC ACID NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS

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  1. FOLIC ACID NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS

  2. Folic Acid Good for You and Your Baby

  3. Good Nutrition is Very Important Before and During Pregnancy

  4. Spina Bifida

  5. NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS • Spina Bifida or "Open Spine." • Incomplete development of a baby's spine • Encephalocele: • Incomplete closing of the skull, with a varying amount of brain protruding from the skull. • Anencephaly: • A fatal defect. Incomplete growth of a baby's brain.

  6. Certain Tests May Be Used to Help Detect Neural Tube Defects

  7. Why Folic Acid is So Important • NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS RISK FACTORS • Mother's Health • Pregnancy History • Ethnic Background • Other/Unknown

  8. Kimber's Spina Bifida Site http://kimber.cjscreations.com/ Kimber's first school picture

  9. Consumption of the B Vitamin Folic Acid for the Prevention of Birth Defects

  10. Foods That are Either Good Sources of Natural Folate or Which Contain Synthetic Folic Acid

  11. Making a Few Simple Choices About What You Eat Can Do a Lot to Improve the Quality of Your Diet

  12. Grain Products with Folic Acid

  13. Look for Foods Labeled "High in Folate or Folic Acid"

  14. FOLATE COOKING AND STORAGE TIPS • Do not over cook vegetables • Steam, microwave, or stir-fry vegetables • Refrigerate produce, but use as soon as possible.

  15. Contraindications For Seniors

  16. Lowered Folate Use in Body • Prescribed Drugs • Over the Counter Drugs • Health Conditions • Smoking • Alcohol Abuse

  17. Preconceptional Use of Folic Acid for Reduction of the Risk of Birth Defects

  18. Folic Acid Has Health Benefits For us Throughout Our Lives

  19. For Additional Information About Folic Acid • www.modimes • or 1-888-MODIMES (663-4637) • www.cdc.gov

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