I stop taking my prenatal vitamins is my baby in danger?

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Folic acid is most important during the first trimester when the baby's brain and spinal cord are forming. After that it's less important, and if you're eating a healthy, well-balanced diet, you should be fine. Remember that prenatal vitamins are relatively new inventions -- women have been having healthy babies without them for millions of years, and that's because in the past, there were no such things as processed foods, fast foods, etc, and people ate healthy, natural foods that supplied them with all the nutrients they needed. If you're doing that, you're covered, and there's no need for supplements.