A current recommendation to prevent neural tube defects is the supplementation of:
A)Vitamin A throughout pregnancy.
B)Multivitamin preparations as soon as pregnancy is suspected.
C)Folic acid for all women of childbearing age.
D)Folic acid during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy.

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The widespread use of folic acid among women of childbearing age is expected to decrease the incidence of spina bifida significantly.Vitamin A and multivitamin preparations do not have a relation to the prevention of spina bifida.Folic acid supplementation is recommended for the preconceptual period and during the pregnancy.Only 42% of women actually follow these guidelines.

A Current Recommendation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects Is the Supplementation