Question

A 29-year-old woman attends preconception counselling. She is healthy, with no significant past history. She takes no regular medications. She eats a mixed diet and does not smoke. What is the single most important supplement you should recommend routinely before conception and in early pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Folic acid 0.5 mg daily

Answer

High-dose vitamin A

Answer

Iron 200 mg daily

Answer

Calcium 1,500 mg daily

Answer

Vitamin D 4,000 IU daily

Practice question

A 29-year-old woman attends preconception counselling. She is healthy, with no significant past history. She takes no regular medications. She eats a mixed diet and does not smoke. What is the single most important supplement you should recommend routinely before conception and in early pregnancy?