A recommendation to prevent neural tube defects is the supplementation of
a. Vitamin A throughout pregnancy
b. Multivitamin preparations as soon as pregnancy is suspected
c. Folic acid for all women of childbearing age
d. Folic acid during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy
C
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A Vitamin A does not have a relation to the prevention of spina bifida.
B Folic acid supplementation is recommended for the preconceptual period, as well
as during the pregnancy.
C The widespread use of folic acid among women of childbearing age is expected
to decrease the incidence of spina bifida significantly.
D Folic acid supplementation is recommended for the preconceptual period, as well
as during the pregnancy.
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