Title: Folic Acid
Producer: Emily Halevy
Feed: CWKN #379, April 2, 2008
Time: 1:29
SUGGESTED LEAD:  THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL REPORTS THAT ABOUT 12 PERCENT OF ALL THE BABIES BORN IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR ARE PREMATURE.  AND THAT PUTS THEM AT RISK FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, EVEN DEATH.  BUT THERE IS A WAY OF PREVENTING MANY OF THESE PREMATURE BIRTHS.  CONNECT WITH KIDS HAS MORE.
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NARR:  HE WAS BORN 15 WEEKS EARLY. HIS WEIGHT: 1 POUND, 11 OUNCES.

WILLIAM WAS SO SMALL A WEDDING RING COULD FIT AROUND HIS ARM. (:08)

NATS: WILLIAM PLAYING (:08)

NARR:  NOW AT 15 MONTHS, HE STRUGGLES TO SIT UP AND OPEN HIS CLENCHED FIST. (:04)

SUPER: Kay Hillis, William’s Mother (:16)
“I do hope down the road, he can be a normal child.”

NARR: EXPERTS DON’T ALWAYS KNOW WHY A BABY IS BORN TOO SOON … BUT, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THERE IS A WAY TO PREVENT UP TO 70 PERCENT OF PREMATURE BIRTHS:

FOLIC ACID. (:13)

SUPER: David Goo, M.D., Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (:35)
“The earlier in pregnancy that you are on folic acid, the less likely you are to have a pre-term baby or a baby with a neural-tube defect.

NARR: FOLIC ACID IS AN INGREDIENT IN PRENATAL VITAMINS, BUT EXPERTS SAY, IT DOES THE MOST GOOD IN THE FIRST 28 DAYS OF PREGNANCY … AND THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM … (:10)

SOT: David Goo, M.D., Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (:55)
“Most people don’t know exactly when they get pregnant.  So, that’s why there is a recommendation for any woman that in childbearing years, that they should be on folic acid supplements daily to prevent these types of things.”

NARR: IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS WILLIAM MAY HAVE … BUT HIS MOTHER SAYS SHE’S READY FOR WHATEVER THE FUTURE MAY BRING … (:08)

SOT: Kay Hillis, William’s Mother (1:17)
“He’s the greatest gift god could have given me, I mean, no matter what his problems turn out to be, he gives so much back.”

NARR:  I’M COLLIN SIEDOR FOR CONNECT WITH KIDS. (:03)

SUGGESTED TAG:    FOLIC ACID CAN BE FOUND NATURALLY IN SPINACH, LETTUCE, TURNIP GREENS, AND DRIED BEANS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ONTO WWW.CONNECTWITHKIDS.COM.