Final Research Plan: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects

October 21, 2021 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted today a final research plan on folic acid supplementation to prevent neural tube defects. The draft research plan for this topic was posted for public comment from July 22, 2021 to August 18, 2021. The Task Force reviewed all of the comments that were submitted and took them into consideration as it finalized the research plan. To view the final research plan, please go here.