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March of Dimes Resources for Patients
  March of Dimes Information for Patients

As part of its work to promote folic acid, the March of Dimes offers a number of valuable resources that providers can use with their patients, including pamphlets and brochures. You can encourage patients to contact the March of Dimes by e-mail and real-time interactive dialogue.

March of Dimes physicians review all clinical information presented in our materials. All clinical information is based upon scientific research and the collective experience of practicing physicians and we review all material regularly to ensure that it is accurate and appropriate.

Online Materials
Our online Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education CenterSM features information on folic acid. See Before You’re Pregnant.

For information on folic acid in Spanish, see the March of Dimes Spanish Web site.

Materials to Purchase
The March of Dimes offers a variety of pamphlets and posters for patients on folic acid in English and Spanish. For more information, go to our product catalog.

Ask the March of Dimes Now
The Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education CenterSM at the March of Dimes provides information and referral services for the general public. Information specialists, with master’s degrees in various health fields, can answer your patients’ questions about folic acid, neural tube defects and other birth defects, pregnancy, childbirth and genetics.

The information and referral services complement the education provided by health care providers. They are free and confidential.

Ways to contact the center:

  • E-mail in English: askus@marchofdimes.com
    E-mail in Spanish: preguntas@nacersano.org
  • info now: A real-time, interactive dialogue with a health information specialist. Available from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Closed most major holidays.

All materials and referral to resources are provided by the March of Dimes for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice or endorsements of any particular products, services, messages, organizations or entities, or claims and representations as to their quality, content or accuracy or merchantability or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose.

 
           
Folic Acid
  Most Important Health Messages for Your Patients  
  What Providers Can Do  
  March of Dimes Resources for Patients  
  Resources for Professionals  
    - Folic Acid Every Day Toolkit  
    - FolicAcid.net  
    - U.S. Public Health Service Recommendations  
    - U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recommendations  
    - Institue of Medicine Recommendations  
    - American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations  
    - The National Folic Acid Council  
    - March of Dimes Resources  
  Folic Acid FAQs  
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