The purpose of this article is to describe the etiology of neural tube defects (NTDs) and the
role of folic acid in their prevention. NTDs are all too common and devastating outcomes of …

Neural tube defects are among the most common and serious birth defects. Most of these
defects are caused by multifactorial inheritance. Research over the past decade has led to …

The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses the US Public Health Service (USPHS)
recommendation that all women capable of becoming pregnant consume 400 μg of folic …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common fetal malformations. They are multifactorial in
origin, with folic acid as the primary known environmental factor. It is recommended that all …

抄録< jats: p> The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses the US Public Health Service
(USPHS) recommendation that all women capable of becoming pregnant consume 400 μg …

Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common and serious malformations that originate early in
pregnancy. In the United States, approximately 4000 pregnancies each year are affected by …

It now recognized that the use of folate fortification and/or supplementation before initiation
of pregnancy can impact the risk of the fetus developing a neural tube defect. This document …

OBJECTIVE: To prevent the recurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in families at
increased risk of having offspring with NTDs with the use of periconceptional folic acid …

The prevention of neural tube defects is a complex problem. The genetic associations may
ultimately allow the prepregnancy identification of women at high risk of a neural tube defect …

Objective To provide information regarding the use of folic acid for the prevention of neural
tube defects (NTDs) and other congenital anomalies, in order that physicians, midwives …