An excellent combination of essential nutrients, Forever B12 Plus® combines Vitamin B12 with Folic Acid utilizing a time-release formula to help make possible metabolic processes - including cell division, DNA synthesis, red blood cell production, and proper nerve function. Vitamin B12, or Cyanocobalamin, was first discovered in 1948 as a nutritional factor that is vital for red blood cell production. B12 also works with folic acid to maintain healthy homocysteine levels in the body. Perform this first act of love for your baby! Vitamin B12 deficiency also means deficiency in folic acid, which is critical to the fetus during the first three months of pregnancy, also making it beneficial to women wishing to conceive.