In this episode of the SMFM Podcast, Dr. Rupesh Patel welcomes Dr. Amy Valent to discuss folic acid and its critical role in pregnancy. They review dietary and supplemental sources, the distinctions between folate, folic acid, and methylfolate, and evidence-based recommendations for dosing before and during pregnancy to prevent neural tube defects and support fetal development. Dr. Valent also addresses considerations for populations of higher-risk patients, limitations of supplement regulation, and the lack of evidence for routine MTHFR testing, providing practical guidance for clinicians counseling patients on folic acid intake.    <a href= "https://education.smfm.org/products/smfm-podcast-folic-acid#tab-product_tab_transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for the full episode transcript. For more educational resources, visit <a href="https://education.smfm.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">education.smfm.org</a>.    Additional Resources: <ul> <li> Government Agency Resources: <ul> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">For Physicians  <ul> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">CDC <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW226819036 BCX0" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folic Acid Facts: For Clinicians</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">CDC <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW226819036 BCX0" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/about/intake-and-sources.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folic Acid: Sources and Recommended Intake</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">CDC <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW226819036 BCX0" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/data-research/mthfr/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MTHFR Gene Variant and Folic Acid Facts</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">CDC <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW226819036 BCX0" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/php/era-toolkit/index.html" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">#InMyFolicAcidEra Toolkit</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">CDC <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW226819036 BCX0" href= "https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/php/toolkit_hispanic/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">From Heritage to Health Toolkit</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">GAO <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW226819036 BCX0" href= "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-24-106689.pdf" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Prenatal Supplements: Amounts of Some Key Nutrients Differed from Product Labels</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">NIH <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW146809201 BCX0" href= "https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Folate-HealthProfessional/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folate: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals</a></li> <li class="Paragraph SCXW226819036 BCX0">FDA <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW146809201 BCX0" href= "https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/folate-and-folic-acid-nutrition-and-supplement-facts-labels" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folate and Folic Acid on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Peer Organization Resources:  <ul> <li>ACOG <a class="Hyperlink SCXW146809201 BCX0" href= "https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/nutrition-during-pregnancy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nutrition During Pregnancy</a></li> <li>ACOG <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW146809201 BCX0" href= "https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2017/12/neural-tube-defects" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Practice Bulletin on Neural Tube Defects</a></li> <li>MotherToBaby <a class="Hyperlink SCXW146809201 BCX0" href= "https://mothertobaby.org/fact-sheets/folic-acid/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folic Acid | Folate Fact Sheet</a></li> <li>MotherToBaby <a class="Hyperlink SCXW146809201 BCX0" href= "https://mothertobaby.org/baby-blog/folic-acid-is-more-really-better/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Folic Acid – Is More Really Better?</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

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