From: Fertility News
With each new study that's published, folic acid is shown to have
even more benefits for women who are hoping to conceive, as well as
for those who are already pregnant. Folic acid's most widely known
benefit is preventing spinal defects in developing babies. Now a
new study shows that taking a folic acid supplement around the time
of conception could also prevent fetal heart malformations, which
occur in up to two out of every ...
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