Preparing for a healthy pregnancy begins before conception with a healthy diet, including the proper amount of folic acid to help prevent certain types of birth defects. Find out how much you know about folic acid by answering the following questions.
Folic acid is a B vitamin that you can get enough of from the food you eat. True False If you eat fortified foods - such as breakfast cereals - then you can be sure of getting the recommended daily allowance of folic acid (400 micrograms). True False To help prevent birth defects, folic acid must be taken before and during the first few months of pregnancy. True False Once you become pregnant, you don't need to increase your recommended daily allowance of folic acid. True False You can never get enough folic acid. True False Your unborn baby needs folic acid for rapid cell division and proper development of organs and tissues. True False