| dc.creator | South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-08T14:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-08T14:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10827/23832 | |
| dc.description.abstract | If you are a female of childbearing age, taking the following steps may help reduce birth defects: Take a multivitamin
every day. Make sure it contains 400 micrograms of folic acid ; End bad habits. Avoid alcohol, tobacco products, or using
street drugs ; Take charge. Keep diabetes and other chronic diseases under control ; Reach and maintain a healthy weight. Exercise and eat a healthy diet to reduce your risk of chronic diseases ; Prevent Zika. Zika infection during
pregnancy can cause birth defects. Talk with your healthcare provider about your travel plans if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant in 2017. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format.medium | Document | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | South Carolina State Library | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | South Carolina State Documents Depository | |
| dc.rights | Copyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. | |
| dc.subject | Abnormalities, Human--Prevention | |
| dc.title | REDUCE BIRTH DEFECTS | |
| dc.type | Text | |
| sd.specifications | This South Carolina State Document was either saved from a document available publicly online in PDF format or converted to PDF using Adobe Acrobat DC. | |
