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What kind of vitamins should a woman who wants to get pregnant take?

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    Folic Acid
    Adequate folic acid intake is very important 1 month before conception and at least 3 months afterward to potentially reduce the risk of having a fetus with a neural tube defect.

Dr. John Schmitt
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia

What kind of vitamins should a woman who wants to get pregnant take?

In this video Dr. John Schmitt answers questions on how to prepare for pregnancy during all three trimesters.

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Host: What kind of vitamins should a woman who wants to get pregnant take? Dr. John Schmitt: Well, I think of all the vitamins that you need in pregnancy the only one that has been proven to really be beneficial to women trying to conceive has been vitamins with folic acid which any good multiple-vitamin has. There have not been tremendous amounts of patient study that have shown a decrease in certain birth defects especially spina bifida and disorders of the spine. They have responded to women that supplement with folic acid. That said, any good multiple vitamin or a prenatal vitamin that has a little bit of extra folic acid is certainly helpful in anticipation of pregnancy.

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