Help ensure that all adolescents have knowledge
of and access to contraception including barrier
methods and emergency contraception supplies.
As stated in the AAP policy statement “Folic Acid
for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects,”74 recommend
folic acid supplementation for all
women of childbearing age who are capable of
becoming pregnant, especially sexually active
women who do not plan to use effective contraception
or abstain from sexual intercourse.