Search Articles

Showing articles tagged with: #folic-acid

4 articles found

Trying to Conceive: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Parenting

Trying to Conceive: What the Evidence Actually Shows

The decision to try for a baby is one thing; understanding what trying actually means in practice is another. Most couples have very little accurate i...

6 min read
Spina Bifida: Understanding the Condition and Supporting Your Child
Health

Spina Bifida: Understanding the Condition and Supporting Your Child

Spina bifida is often diagnosed before birth -- increasingly before 20 weeks at the anomaly scan -- which means many families begin to navigate its im...

6 min read
Eating Well in Pregnancy: What the Evidence Actually Supports
Parenting

Eating Well in Pregnancy: What the Evidence Actually Supports

The amount of advice directed at pregnant women about food is extraordinary. Some of it is genuinely important -- folic acid and vitamin D supplementa...

6 min read
Nutrition in Pregnancy: Key Nutrients and What the Evidence Says
Parenting

Nutrition in Pregnancy: Key Nutrients and What the Evidence Says

The advice around eating in pregnancy has accumulated a mixture of evidence-based recommendations, well-intentioned but unsubstantiated rules, and cul...

4 min read