Preconception counseling and women's compliance with folic acid supplementation.
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TL;DR
A recent Motherisk study showed that counseling women who were planning pregnancy about folic Acid use is very effective: 71% of those counseled took folic acid, compared with only 17% of Those who were not counseled.
Abstract
QUESTION: I am counseling patients to take folic acid when they plan pregnancy and during early pregnancy. Is there any proof that counseling really causes women to comply? ANSWER: A recent Motherisk study showed that counseling women who were planning pregnancy about folic acid use is very effective: 71% of those counseled took folic acid, compared with only 17% of those who were not counseled.