Mosebetsi le katleho ea folic acid e ka tlatsetsa folic acid, ea thibela phokolo ea mali, le ho thibela bokooa ba fetal neural tube. E lokela ho sebelisoa ka nepo.

1. Ho tlatsetsa ka folic acid: Folic acid ke vithamine e qhibilihang metsing 'meleng. Haeba folic acid e haella, e ka baka letlalo le omeletseng. E lokela ho sebelisoa ka nako e loketseng ho tlatsetsa folic acid.

2. Ho Thibela phokolo ea mali: Ka mor’a ho haella ha folate, ho ka ’na ha baka mat?oao a phokolo ea mali ho batho ba bang. Hangata, ho sebelisa folate ho ka thibela phokolo ea mali le ho khothalletsa ho thehoa ha lisele tse khubelu tsa mali.

3. Thibelo ea bokooa ba "fetal neural tube defects": Ho noa matlapa a folic acid likhoeling tse tharo tsa pele tsa bokhachane le ho ima ha lesea le sa le banyenyane ho ka sebelisoa ho thibela bokooa ba methapo ea kutlo.

Ho feta moo, e ka sebelisoa ho megaloblastic anemia.