The failure of neural tube closure during early embryogenesis results in a range of neural tube defects (NTD), the most common of which is spina bifida. The role of folic acid in reducing the rate of NTD has been well-established. Three recent cases of infants with NTD inspired this investigative st
Awareness of the benefits of folic acid and prevalence of the use of folic acid supplements to prevent neural tube defects among Thai women
β Scribed by Katika Nawapun; Vorapong Phupong
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 276
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9128
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Thirty years ago, researchers suggested that maternal intake of certain vitamins during pregnancy affected the incidence of serious birth defects. Since then, two randomized controlled trials and several observational studies have proven that if women take folic acid during the periconceptional peri
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