What to do if you are not taking folic acid in the third trimester

If you are not taking folic acid in the third trimester of pregnancy, don’t be too nervous and worried, through the usual diet, you will also consume a certain amount of folic acid, in the early stages of pregnancy, the fetal nervous system will gradually develop, if the lack of folic acid, it does increase the risk of the baby’s neural tube malformations, so it will be recommended that women from the beginning of the planning of the pregnancy should be eaten more folic acid-rich foods, such as animal livers, beans, dark green vegetables, etc. It is also recommended to take an additional 400-800 micrograms of folic acid per day. However, if due to special circumstances, the third trimester of pregnancy did not take folic acid, do not be too nervous, as long as the pregnancy to do a good job of checking and screening for fetal abnormalities, you can still carry on the pregnancy.