Congenital Abnormalities and Folic Acid
(asked on 29th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of introducing a (1) Birth Defects Prevention Month, and (2) Folic Acid Awareness Week, similar to those in the United States.
This question was answered on 9th December 2022
No specific assessment has been made. However, the Government promotes the recommendation to take folic acid supplements to those who could become or are pregnant and other measures to promote good health in the first 1,000 days of life, through the Better Health Start for Life programme and via online National Health Service information.