Fortunately, preventive medicine continues to strengthen its position, more attention is paid to timely measures to prevent a wide variety of pathologies, including congenital malformations of the fetus. Therefore, specialists involved in reproductive and family planning issues recommend taking folic acid before pregnancy, ideally - three months before conception, and then the entire first trimester of pregnancy. This will avoid the formation of congenital malformations, in particular, neural tube growth, as a result of which the contents of the child's spinal cord in the form of a hernial protrusion leaves the spinal canal.

In addition, in the first trimester of pregnancy, the intake of vitamin E and iodine is recommended, and complex prenatal vitamins are not really necessary, although they may be useful for fighting early toxicosis: nausea and vomiting.

But in the fourth month of pregnancy, there is a need for additional intake of an increased amount of vitamins for the future mother, but obstetricians and gynecologists advise to take breaks: after a month of taking prenatal vitamins, rest for 1-2 weeks.