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Folic acid cuts risk of cleft lip

Taking folic acid supplements in early pregnancy seems to substantially reduce the risk of cleft lip, finds a new study published online.

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1. Folic acid may prevent cleft lip and palate
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   A new study finds that women who take folic acid supplements early in their pregnancy can substantially reduce their baby's chances of being born with a facial cleft.
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   Undernourished women who take a vitamin and mineral supplement while pregnant may be less likely than women taking only iron and folic acid supplements to have babies weighing less than 2,500 grams, and their newborns may be less likely to have morbidity in the first seven days of life, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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