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What is in prenatal care vitamins that makes them so healthy?
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Folic Acid, most imp: to prevent neural tube defects. Get a "food extract" not a commercial brand, Personally, I think no supplement should be taken every day. HRS, MD, FACC
Answered 6/28/2017
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