Folic Acid Awareness Week was January 6-12, 2013 sponsored by the National Council on Folic Awareness (NCFA),
a partnership of national organizations, associations, and state folic
acid councils. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and
the National Council on Folic Awareness emphasize that adequate folic
acid intake is important for the prevention of birth defects.
As a person living with RA, I am aware of the importance of taking folic acid to help prevent some of the negative side-effects of methotrexate.
As a new bride, I am impressed with a simple effort by the county to
raise awareness of the importance of folic acid in healthy pregnancies.
When Rob and I went to the county courthouse to apply for our
marriage license, we received a large folder containing the information
and paperwork required in the Commonwealth of Virginia to get married.
One brochure enclosed in our folder provided by Fairfax County focused
on the importance of folic acid intake for every woman of childbearing
age.
Read this post in its entirety:
Folic Acid: Important for RA and for Mothers
No comments:
Post a Comment