Folic Acid and Pregnancy

Folic acid or vitamin B9 vitamin is important for the pregnant women to born healthy baby. And if the women want to be pregnant, she should take this vitamin at least 3 months before pregnancy and during pregnancy about 400 g daily. Folic acid or folate or vitamin 89 which is important for the cell formation specially blood cells, spinal cord, and brain. Deficiencies in this vitamin lead to congenital abnormalities of the fetus Folic acid present in green vegetables and fortified cereal but not enough. Folic acid should be commenced as early as possible (ideally before conception) to prevent neural tubo defects.
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Italy’s Republic Day

On 3/6/2025 in Erbil, the Head of the Women for Better Healthy Life organization participated in the ...

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Meeting with the Director General of the Directorate of Non-Governmental Organizations, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)

The President and team of the Women for Better Healthy Life organization had the pleasure of holding ...

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Guests from Germany at the WFBH Weh center

We are honored to welcome a joint delegation headed by Dr. Hendrik Groth of the German Caritas organ ...

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English Course

Empowering IDP participants through the English course, fostering knowledge, communication, and new ...

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Happy Kurdish New Year!

May this New Year bring strength, equality, and new opportunities for all. ...

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5th Annual Poster Competition

WFBH Weh center proudly hosted its 5th Annual Poster Competition event as part of 16 Days of Activis ...

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6th Anniversary event

Empowered women, empower women ...

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6th Anniversary event

Empowering women, enriching the community. ...

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Honoring the Martyrs

The employees, trainers, and participants of the Weh Center courses observed a five-minute moment of ...

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International Women's Day was celebrated at the Weh Center.

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the consulates of Germany and the Netherlands, the Kur ...

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Poster Competition

A poster competition between 8 schools on raising awareness about violence against women was held wi ...

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German Officials Visiting the Weh Center

Her Excellency, Ms. Hohmann, the Ambassador of Germany to Iraq, accompanied by Deputy Consul General ...

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Mental Health Courses

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Visit to the WFBH Weh Center

On the 2nd of May, 2023 Women for Better Healthy Life (WFBH) was delighted to welcome His Excellency ...

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Lepzerin Exhibition

An exhibition by the group "Lepzerin" was hosted at the WFBH Weh Center. With the presence of the ho ...