What Vitamin Prevents Cleft Palate: Folic Acid's Protective Role
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According to the CDC, about 1 in every 1,700 babies in the United States is born with a cleft palate, a birth defect where the roof of the mouth does not fully close. Expectant mothers often wonder what vitamin prevents cleft palate and other orofacial defects, and extensive research points to one vital nutrient: folic acid.
