A global update on the status of prevention of folic acid‐preventable spina bifida and anencephaly in year 2022

K Wagh, V Kancherla, A Dorsey, H Pachón… - Birth Defects …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mandatory fortification of staple foods with folic acid is an effective public health
strategy to prevent folic acid‐preventable spina bifida and anencephaly (FAP SBA). We …

Action against birth defects: if not now, when?

K Strong, J Robb-McCord, S Walani, C Mellado… - Global Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background More children are surviving through interventions to address the infectious
causes of under-5 mortality; subsequently, the proportion of deaths caused by birth defects …