While teaching a preconception class, the nurse should include which recommendation to decrease the risk of neural tube defects?
1. 500 mg vitamin C every day
2. 0.4 mg folate every day
3. 1500 mg calcium every day
4. 400 IUs vitamin A daily
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Rationale 1: Vitamin C does not have anything to do with development of neural tube defects.
Rationale 2: Folic acid supplementation prior to conception is recommended, since this decreases the risk of neural tube defects.
Rationale 3: Calcium does nor decrease the risk of neural tube defects.
Rationale 4: Vitamin A does not decrease the risk of neural tube defects.
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