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A National Survey of Pre-Pregnancy Awareness and Behavior Among Women of Childbearing Age, 1995-2001 Executive Summary
WHITE PLAINS, NY, SEPT. 1, 2001
-In 1992, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) recommended that all women who are capable of becoming pregnant consume 400 micrograms of the B vitamin folic acid per day to reduce their risk of having a pregnancy affected by neural tube defects. In 1995, the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a benchmark survey of women of childbearing age to assess their knowledge and behaviors relative to daily consumption of folic acid. The survey found relatively low awareness of folic acid and the PHS recommendation, suggesting the need for educational strategies to inform more women about the benefits of folic acid.
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