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Folic Acid:An Important Way to Prevent Birth Defects
Dr. Kirby Plessala, Mobile Ob-Gyn, P.C.
Folic acid (also known as vitamin B9 or folate) is one of the few nutrients known to prevent neural tube birth defects, such as spina bifida, which affects about one in 1,000 pregnancies each year in the United States.



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