Women who take folic acid supplements before conceiving and in the early weeks of pregnancy may reduce their child’s risk of severe language delays, a Norwegian study found. The children of women who took folic acid supplements four weeks before to eight weeks after conception had about half the risk of severe language delays, including unintelligible speech, at 3 years old compared with children of women who took no folic acid, according to research released today by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
