Immense benefits with a daily dose of multivitamin for women, in reducing birth defects

Gideon Koren, director of the Motherisk Program at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, said "The data are really very striking. It seems almost too good to be true that a prenatal multivitamin can have such an impact. But it is true."

Dr Koren, from the facts gathered in the study, advised all women of childbearing age to take a multivitamin daily. This is applicable to all women, because statistics show that nearly 50% of the pregnancies happen without planning and the first trimester is crucial during which time all birth defects set in. He suggested the intake of a specific prenatal vitamin that would include additional folic acid, more iron and less vitamin A.



Source: Medindia
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