"Take folic acid prior to conception"
31 Jan 2008
Folic acid supplements taken for a year before pregnancy can cut the risk of premature births by 70% and save thousands of lives, say researchers in the US who have examined data from a National Institutes of Health study on the pregnancies of more than 38,000 women. The results are presented today [31 January 2008] at the annual meeting of the US Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.