Although taking this vitamin cannot guarantee having a healthy baby, it can help. Recent studies have shown that by adding folic acid to their diets, women of childbearing age significantly reduce the risk of having a child with a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida. Therefore, it is recommended that all women of childbearing age consume 400 micrograms of folic acid daily.
Kuigi võttes seda vitamiini ei saa garanteerida võttes terve laps, see võib aidata. Hiljutised uuringud on näidanud, et lisades foolhapet nende toitumine, fertiilses eas naised oluliselt vähendada riski, et laps neuraaltoru defekti, nagu spina bifida. Seetõttu, on soovitatav, et kõik fertiilses eas naised tarbima 400 mikrogrammi foolhapet päevas.