A 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,multivitamins,and folic acid only during specific points during the pregnancy have not been shown to prevent neural tube defects.

A Recommendation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects Is the Supplementation