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Folic Acid Awareness Week

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:46-07:00January 11th, 2013|Prevention|

Taking a daily multivitamin can save babies lives by preventing birth defects. Folic acid is a B vitamin can prevent up to 70% of neural tube defects (including spina bifida and anencephaly). An average of 52 babies are born with neural tube defects in Arizona each year. The easiest way for women of childbearing age to get [...]

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Folic Acid Awareness Week

By azdhs-admin|2012-01-09T08:56:30-07:00January 9th, 2012|Prevention|

This week is National Folic Acid Awareness Week and a great time to start taking a multivitamin with 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day. So, whether or not you’re planning to have a baby this year, you can start the New Year with healthy habits that will help give a baby a healthy start [...]