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What's the difference between the folic acid provided by the hospital and the folic acid in a few hu

It's a common sense for many people to eat folic acid in pregnancy, but some people will have such questions. What's the difference between the small white bottle folic acid tablets provided by the hospital free of charge and the hundreds of folic acid tablets in the drugstore? Are the effects the same?

First of all, the hospital small white bottle folic acid tablets and the so-called 'folic acid tablets' of hundreds of pharmacies are not a drug. The pharmacies should not only contain folic acid, but also various vitamins and various microelements such as iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc. In fact, the domestic simple folic acid tablets are only tens of yuan at most, not hundreds of pieces.

Folate, also known as vitamin B9, can not be synthesized in human body, but can only be supplemented by food and medicine. Generally, beans, nuts, animal viscera, dark green vegetables and other foods contain rich natural folate. Folate tablets on the market generally have two specifications, 0.4mg and 5mg, which are mainly used for the prevention of drug use in lactation and pregnancy women, and the megaloblastic erythrocytes caused by folate deficiency Anemia, etc.; next, we will focus on the folic acid supplement during pregnancy that you are more concerned about.

The lack of folate in pregnancy may cause neural tube malformation of fetus, which is mainly manifested as anencephaly, spina bifida and encephalocele, which eventually leads to stillbirth or death in a short period of time. The lighter can survive but will also be paralyzed for life. Therefore, in June 2009, the former Ministry of Health launched the major public health project of "supplement folate to prevent neural tube defects", which is free for all women with family planning Provide folic acid. The specific recommendations for folic acid supplementation for pregnant women are as follows:

1. Women without high-risk factors: it is recommended to start 3 months before pregnancy, and supplement 0.4mg or 0.8mg daily, at least 3 months after pregnancy.

2. Women with birth history of neural tube defects: 5mg / day (because there is no 4mg specification in China) at least one month before pregnancy, at least three months after pregnancy.

3. If one of the husband and wife has neural tube malformation, 5mg should be added every day at least one month before pregnancy and at least three months after pregnancy.

4. Women with diabetes, obesity or epilepsy: start at least 3 months before pregnancy, and supplement 0.8mg-1mg daily, at least 3 months after pregnancy.

5. Women with urinary system defect, congenital heart disease, cleft lip and palate, congenital hydrocephalus, limb defect or family history of the above defects: supplement 0.8mg-1mg daily at least from the first 3 months of pregnancy, and at least after 3 months of pregnancy.

What is listed above is our common situation. How to supplement folic acid? For example, some pregnant women who take psychoactive drugs and have poor gastrointestinal absorption function are similar to the supplement dosage mentioned above, which will not be covered here. For the folic acid supplement during pregnancy, it has a certain relationship with the living and eating habits of each pregnant woman. It is recommended to eat more folic acid rich while regular folic acid supplement Food, such as green vegetables and fruits.