Question

A 28-year-old woman planning pregnancy attends her family physician. She has no chronic medical conditions and no previous pregnancies. According to Canadian recommendations, what daily folic acid dose should be advised preconception and in early pregnancy for a woman at standard risk?

Accepted Answer

0.4 mg

Answer

0.1 mg

Answer

4 mg

Answer

5 mg

Answer

No folic acid is needed in low-risk women

Practice question

A 28-year-old woman planning pregnancy attends her family physician. She has no chronic medical conditions and no previous pregnancies. According to Canadian recommendations, what daily folic acid dose should be advised preconception and in early pregnancy for a woman at standard risk?