March of Dimes - Welcome to the March of Dimes National Web site! Inside you will find information and answers about pregnancy, your baby, folic acid, prematurity, genetic disorders, birth defects and much more.
How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects - How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects: Folate is needed both before and in the first weeks of pregnancy and can help reduce the risk of certain serious and common birth defects called neural tube defects.