Importance of Folic Acid in Preventing Neural Tube Defects

TLDR

• Health authorities worldwide recommend that women planning to conceive and those in early pregnancy follow professional medical advice regarding folic acid supplementation because the neural tube develops very early in.
• Dr Irene Mtaguzina explained that spina bifida is largely associated with a deficiency of folic acid, an essential B vitamin required for normal development of the baby’s neural tube during early pregnancy.