Acknowledgements

Particular thanks to the participants at the roundtable meeting - Folic Acid Action - and their contribution to this report:

Brenda Griffiths, Public Health Practitioner, Bolton PCT

Denise Henry, Practice Development Midwife, Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Hammersmith, London

Dr Rob Hicks, GP, medical writer and broadcaster

Trevor Hinstridge, Pharmacy Adviser, Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT

Donna Kirwan, North West Regional Coordinator, Antenatal Screening Programmes, Central Liverpool PCT

Andrew Russell, Chief Executive Officer, ASBAH

Liz Stephens, Consultant Midwife, St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, London