Folic acid ma le fanau mai faaletonu puipuiga

O le inuina o le folic acid i luma ma le taimi o le maitaga e mafai ona faʻaititia ai le aʻafiaga o nisi fanau mai. E aofia ai ma le spina bifida, anencephaly, ma ni faaletonu o le fatu.

Fautuaina e le au atamamai fafine e mafai ona maʻitaga poʻo e fuafua e maʻitaga ave le tusa ma le 400 micrograms (µg) o le folic acid i aso uma, tusa lava pe latou te le o mafaufauina e maitaga.

E mafua ona o le tele o maitaga e le fuafuaina. Faʻapea foi, fanau fanau faaletonu masani ona tupu i le popofou aso ae e te leʻi iloa ua e maitaga.

A faʻapea e te maʻito, e tatau ona e inuina se vailaʻau o le prenatal, e aofia ai ma le folic acid. Ole tele ole vaitamini ole prenatal e iai le 800 i le 1000 mcg o le folic acid. O le inuina o se multivitamin ma le folic acid e fesoasoani e mautinoa ai e te maua uma meaʻai e te manaʻomia ile taimi o to.

Tamaʻitaʻi ma se talafaʻasolopito o le fanauina o se pepe ma se neural tube faaletonu ono manaʻomia se sili maualuga inumaga o le folic acid. Afai na i ai sau pepe ma se neural tube defect, e tatau ona e inuina le 400 µg o le folic acid i aso uma, tusa lava pe e te leʻi fuafuaina e maʻi. Afai e te fuafua e te maitaga, e tatau ona e talanoa i lau fomaʻi pe e tatau ona faʻateleina lau folic acid faʻaaogaina i le 4 milligrams (mg) i aso taʻitasi i le masina ae e te leʻi maʻito seʻia oʻo i le 12th vaiaso o le maʻitaga.

Puipuia o le fanau mai faaletonu ma folic acid (folate)

• Muamua trimester o maitaga
• Folic acid
• Vaveaso o maitaga

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