Take a vitamin pill that has folic acid in it every day.
Folic acid is a special vitamin that can help prevent birth defects.
Folic acid can help prevent birth defects of the brain and spinal cord. These defects can cause serious health problems and can even cause the baby's death. Take enough folic acid every day. Eat foods that have folic acid in them. It's important to have enough folic acid in your body before you get pregnant and in the first few months that you are pregnant.