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Folate is found in many foods we eat daily, like avocado, nuts, beets, cooked broccoli, spinach, wheat germ and legumes such as lentils, black beans and kidney beans. It is also called vitamin B9. Folic acid is the synthetic, or man-made, version of folate. In pregnancy, folate is important for the development of the brain, spinal cord and skull, especially in the first four weeks after conception.
and continuing for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, says Upadhyaya. Any prenatal multivitamins in Canada will have at least that amount. Many multivitamins also contain folic acid, but read the label to be sure. “Because there is such a high prevalence of unintended pregnancies, folic acid is not only recommended for women who are trying to become pregnant, but for all women of reproductive age,” says Taylor.
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