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Minnesota Department of Health, Environmental Impacts Analysis Unit - Birth Defects. 2008. Minnesota's folic acid guidelines for the prevention of neural tube defects (NTDs): Literature reference manual. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health, 15 pp.

Annotation: This literature reference manual is a supplement to Minnesota’s Folic Acid Guidelines for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) produced by the Minnesota Department of Health Birth Defects Program. The manual describes what folic acid is and why it is important during pregnancy; discusses the daily allowance recommended by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM); describes neural defects that can result from the lack of adequate amounts of folic acid; and addresses concerns related to the consumption of high doses of folic acid. It also describes special populations that may need additional folic acid supplementation in order to reduce the risk for NTD affected pregnancies.

Keywords: Folic acid, Guidelines, Literature reviews, Minnesota, Neutral tube defects, Prevention programs, State initiatives

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2002. Folic acid and prevention of spina bifida and anencephaly: 10 years after the U.S. Public Health Service recommendation. MMWR Recommendations and Reports 51(RR-13):1-19,

Annotation: This issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report presents data to assess the impact of efforts to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) through increased folic acid consumption. Article contents include results of surveys of selected populations of serum folate levels and prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly.

Keywords: Anencephaly, Congenital abnormalities, Disease prevention, Folic acid, Neutral tube defects, Prenatal care, Program evaluation, Public awareness campaigns, Spina bifida, Statistics, Surveys

Association of Schools of Public Health and March of Dimes. 2001. Advocating for folic acid: A guide for health professionals. Washington, DC: Association of Schools of Public Health; White Plains, NY: March of Dimes,

Annotation: This self-contained Web-based module aims to train health professionals and students to counsel on the benefits of folic acid in the prevention of birth defects and other conditions. It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. It contains instruction about how folic acid works in the body and how it prevents birth defects and other conditions, and contains a resource list including a glossary, and materials for provider and patient education.

Keywords: Anencephaly, Congenital abnormalities, Disease prevention, Electronic publications, Folic acid, Neutral tube defects, Prenatal care, Professional education, Spina bifida, Training materials
   

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