Folic acid and eugenics

Folic acid is a water-soluble B vitamin, folic acid pregnant women four times higher than normal demand. Trimester fetal organ systems division, the placenta of the critical period, cell growth, division is very strong. At this point folic acid deficiency can lead to fetal malformations. If the country is about 3.8 ‰ of the incidence of neural tube defects, including anencephaly children, such as spina bifida. It may also be from the early spontaneous abortion.

To the second trimester, third trimester of pregnancy, in addition to fetal growth and development, the mothers blood volume, breast, placenta development makes significant increase in folate requirement. Folic acid deficiencies, pregnant women prone to placental abruption, pregnancy-induced hypertension, megaloblastic anemia; fetal prone to intrauterine growth retardation, premature birth and low birth weight, and that such growth after birth and mental development will be impact.

Preparation before conception, mothers fathers in addition to the basic smoking, alcohol, but also must maintain a pleasant mood, and the best mother in the preparation of the first three months of pregnancy folic acid intake beginning. According to research that started before pregnancy to take 400μg of folic acid daily can reduce 70% of neural tube defects in newborns (NTDs) can occur.

Therefore, pregnant women are ready to be started before pregnancy to take 400μg of folic acid every day. U.S. researchers found that women began in early pregnancy if folic acid supplements can reduce the future risk of cleft lip infants. In addition, the mothers during pregnancy, the right intake of vitamins is very important, complex vitamins (rich in vitamins A, B6, B12, C, folic acid) and integrated mineral (to contain 1000mg of calcium, 500mg of magnesium) , to prevent the babys brain, neurological deficits is very important