Alfa Vitamins Folic Acid 800 mcg 100 tabs Prenatal New Cell Support

Folic acid, a form of the water soluble Vitamin B9, is essential to numerous bodily functions and is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth. Both children and adults require folic acid to produce healthy red blood cells and prevent anemia. Folic acid plays an important role in many life-sustaining functions in the human body: without enough folic acid your cells would not grow or function. Folic acid is very important in pregnancy, because it helps to regulate embryonic and fetal nerve cell formation. It also protects the fetus from life threatening birth defects of the brain and spine. Studies have shown that a daily intake of folic acid in early pregnancy may be very useful to prevent several birth defects. For best results, this regimen must begin before conception and continue for at least the first three months of pregnancy.