A 28-year-old woman is planning pregnancy. She eats a varied diet and has no seizure disorder or prior neural tube defect-affected pregnancy. Which

Question

A 28-year-old woman is planning pregnancy. She eats a varied diet and has no seizure disorder or prior neural tube defect-affected pregnancy. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Take folic acid 0.4 to 0.8 mg daily

Answer

Schedule fetal MRI before conception

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Begin high-dose vitamin A supplementation

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Avoid folate until pregnancy is confirmed

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Take aspirin as neural tube defect prevention

Preconception care — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 28-year-old woman is planning pregnancy. She eats a varied diet and has no seizure disorder or prior neural tube defect-affected pregnancy. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?