Answer:
Pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant
Explanation:
Folate (Vitamin B) is one of the B vitamin and it is very important as it helps in the synthesizing of DNA and other genetic materials.
It also helps in cell division.
Normally, the human body gets the required amount of folate from normal daily nutrition, but, pregnant women or women seeking to get pregnant are usually prescribed folate supplements as it helps in preventing birth defects in fetus most especially Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) including spina bifida, anencephaly, heart defects. According to researchers, folate can help prevent these defects by more than 70%.
