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An increased intake of folic acid or folate can have a significant impact on the health of women and their babies.
Follow the links below to find information covering the requirements and sources of this essential nutrient.
Reviewed January 2008
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Antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
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Australian Prescriber
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There are effective medicines to stop people with epilepsy having fits. Some of these drugs, however, can cause harm to an unborn baby if a woman takes them during pregnancy.
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Jun 2008
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Antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy and lactation
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Australian Prescriber
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Uncontrolled epilepsy in a pregnant woman is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition for both mother and child. Most pregnant women with epilepsy will need to take at least one antiepileptic drug.
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Jun 2008
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Pregnancy and diet
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Better Health Channel
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Pregnancy creates extra demands on the body for nutrients such as protein, iron, folate and vitamin C. Pregnant women need to focus on boosting their nutritional intake, rather than their energy (kilojoule) intake.
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Nov 2007
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Spina bifida explained
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Better Health Channel
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Spina bifida is one of a class of birth defects, called neural tube defects. These defects involve damage to the spine and spinal cord. Some vertebrae of the spine don't close properly during pregnancy and the spinal cord's nerves are exposed and damaged. At birth, they protrude through the gap instead of growing down the spinal column.
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Oct 2007
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Neural tube defects: genetics and prevention
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myDr
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The chance that a pregnancy will be affected by a neural tube defect is about 1 in 500. Increasing the level of folate in a mother`s diet will reduce this risk.
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Sep 2007
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Folate for women
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Better Health Channel
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If taken before conception and early in pregnancy, the B-group vitamin folate can reduce the risk of neural tube defects, in particular spina bifida. All women of child-bearing age should take extra folate as a matter of course, since around half of all pregnancies are unplanned.
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Jul 2007
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Folic acid and pregnancy
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Taking folic acid before pregnancy and for the first three months of pregnancy can reduce your chances of having a baby with spina bifida.
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Jun 2007
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Folic acid and pregnancy
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Taking folic acid before pregnancy can reduce your chances of having a baby with spina bifida.
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Jun 2007
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Birth defects - central nervous system
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Better Health Channel
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The brain and spinal cord of a foetus evolve from a simple structure called the neural tube. If this tube doesn't fuse, the result is a neural tube defect. Types of neural tube defects include spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalocele.
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Jan 2007
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Pregnancy planning
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myDr
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Getting into shape before getting pregnant helps to give your child the best possible start.
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Jul 2006
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Folic acid and your pregnancy
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myDr
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Folate is used within the body for cell regeneration and growth and is needed in increased levels by pregnant women.
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Jul 2006
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Eating well in pregnancy
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myDr
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Eating a nutritious and varied diet in pregnancy is the best way of caring for yourself and your baby. The following information outlines what is meant by a nutritious and varied diet, and is suitable for most pregnant women.
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Jul 2006
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Folic acid with or without vitamin B12 for cognition and dementia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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In the economically developed world folate deficiency is one of the commonest vitamin deficiencies. Several reports suggest a higher prevalence of various psychiatric disorders in elderly patients with folate deficiency. There is interest in whether die...
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Jul 2003
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Folate for depressive disorders
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This systematic review was undertaken to see if giving folate to people with depressive disorders reduced their depressive symptoms. Three randomized trials were identified, involving a total of 247 people. In all three trials, folate was well tolerated...
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Feb 2003
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Folic acid and pregnancy
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myDr
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High levels of folate (folic acid) before pregnacy decrease the chance of what is known as neural tube defect.
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May 2002
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Folate and pregnancy
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myDr
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A high level of folate before pregnancy reduces chances of having a baby with neural tube defect.
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May 2002
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Folate facts
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
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Information sheet on supplemention of folate (folic acid) for women to prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in babies.
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Nov 2001
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Folate
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Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
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The Commonwealth Government has made a commitment to support initiatives to promote folate intake by encouraging women of child bearing age to use folic acid in their diet to help reduce the cases of neural tube defects (NTDs) such as spina bifida in newborn babies.
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Nov 2001
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