A woman who becomes pregnant is prescribed by her obstetrician prenatal vitamin supplements. And one of the most important of these is folic acid. Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate; folate is an essential B vitamin that plays an important role in many bodily functions. Folic acid supplementation has helped prevent many birth [...]
Tags: birth defects, folate, folic acid, fortification, genes, health risks, prenatal vitamins, spina bifida, supplementation
Posted in: Current Events, Health
No Comments »
US heavyweight Deontay Wilder is competing in his first Olympic Games in Beijing this week, and he says he owes it all to his baby daughter, Naieya.
Three-year-old Naieya was born with spina bifida. Her doctors said she would never walk. Deontay dropped out of college to work two jobs to pay for her medical care, [...]
Tags: dads, Fathers, olympic atheletes, olympic games, spina bifida
Posted in: News, Parenting
No Comments »