<prompt> Folic acid supplementation during lactation period is -100 mgd150 mgd400 mgd450 mgd  <response>: Requirement Of FOLIC ACID Body stores of folate are not large, about 5-10 mg, and therefore, folate deficiency can develop quickly. Folic acid requirements are greatest in conditions where there is rapid cell multiplication, such as during growth in young children and during pregnancy . Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy has been found to increase the bih weight of infants and decrease the incidence of low bih weight babies. Intake values recommended by ICMR 2010 are given below: a Healthy adults - 200 mcgday b Pregnancy - 500mcgday c Lactation - 300 mcgday d Children - 50-100 mcgday Ref: Park 25th edition Pgno : 658 