Folic Acid #PowerToPrevent
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Sample Social Media Messages
Use these sample messages with the graphics and videos below to post on your various platforms and raise awareness about folic acid.
For People Who Can Become Pregnant
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- Planning to have a baby? CDC recommends getting 400 mcg of folic acid each day to help prevent major birth defects of a baby’s brain and spine. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Get your 400 mcg of folic acid daily by taking a vitamin with folic acid and eating a balanced diet that includes folate-rich foods like spinach or oranges. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Planning to get pregnant soon? When it comes to your family’s future, choose folic acid. Give your little one the best start by getting 400 mcg of folic acid every day. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
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- Folic acid is a B vitamin that when taken before and during early pregnancy helps prevent birth defects of a baby’s brain and spine. You can get 400 mcg of folic acid each day by taking a vitamin with folic acid in it, eating fortified foods, or a combination of the two. Choose folic acid today. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- If you’re trying to get pregnant soon and looking for prenatal vitamins, be sure to choose the ones with 400 mcg of folic acid. Folic acid is the only form of folate shown to help prevent certain birth defects. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
For Healthcare Professionals
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- Healthcare providers: You play an important role in encouraging your patients who can become pregnant to get 400 mcg of folic acid daily to help prevent some major birth defects of the brain and spine. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
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- Healthcare providers: Encourage your patients who can become pregnant to get 400 mcg of folic acid each day to help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs), major birth defects of a baby’s brain or spine . NTDs occur very early in pregnancy, before most people know they are pregnant. Studies have shown that people who consume 400 mcg of folic acid each day generally have enough folate in their blood to help prevent NTDs, even if they have a MTHFR C677T variant. Check out CDC’s resource MTHFR Gene and Folic Acid and be prepared to answer your patients’ questions. #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
- Healthcare providers: Your guidance matters! Educate your patients on the benefits of folic acid. Help them find it on their vitamin labels for healthier pregnancies. Take action and share the facts today! #FolicAcid #PowerToPrevent
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