Folic: get the facts

Health Service Executive; Safe food

dc.contributor.author	Health Service Executive
dc.contributor.author	Safe food
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-15T13:44:35Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-15T13:44:35Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/642203
dc.description	Contraceptives, even when you use them carefully are only 99% effective. So be extra careful and take a dose of folic acid supplement every day. Taking a folic acid supplement has no side-affects but, if there was a surprise baby, taking folic could help protect its brain and spine. Most women have heard of folic acid but think you should only take it while pregnant. But if you are sexually active and could become pregnant, whether you are planning to or not, you need to take a folic acid supplement every day. This is because folic acid helps your baby’s spine and brain develop and reduces the risk of neural tube defects (NTD), like spina bifida.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health Service Executive	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	HEALTH PROMOTION	en_US
dc.subject	public health	en_US
dc.subject	Folic Acid (FA)	en_US
dc.subject	Spina bifida (SB)	en_US
dc.subject	Neural tube defects (NTD)	en_US
dc.title	Folic: get the facts	en_US
dc.type	Patient Information Leaflet	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2024-07-15T13:44:37Z