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first trimester of pregnancy, folic acid, early weeks of pregnancy, deficiency, folic acid, folic acid deficiency, folate, folic acid, type of b vitamin, folic acid is found naturally in dark-green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, beans, whole grains, not getting enough folate results, form of megaloblastic anemia, folic acid, the development of a healthy fetus, plays an important part, in the development, the fetus' spinal cord, brain, women should begin eating foods, supplements containing folic acid 2-3 months, prior to conception, first trimester of pregnancy, folic acid deficiency, cause severe birth defects, the brain, spinal cord, neural tube defects, no noticeable signs of folic acid deficiency, diagnosed in pregnant women only after a child is born, a neural tube defect, though, health-care provider, detect the defect, blood work, ultrasound, prenatal checkups, women were to take the recommended amount, folic acid, they conceived, the first trimester of pregnancy, 50-70% of these cases could be prevented, yet recent research by march of dimes shows that many women, unaware, the importance of folic acid, institute of medicine's food, nutrition board recommends that adults should have 400 micrograms of folate daily, women capable of becoming pregnant should receive this amount, folic acid supplements, not just fortified foods, to ensure the proper daily intake, mothers who, at high risk, having a baby, spinal defect, told to take 10 times the recommended dose of folic acid, higher dose, 4 mg, women, had family members, spina bifida, on drugs that increase risk, epilepsy medicines, high doses, shown to help mothers at average risk.