Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are burdened with several risk
factors related to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) including overweight and high parity …

Objective To estimate the global and country-level burden of overweight and obesity among
pregnant women from 2005 to 2014. Methods Publicly accessible country-level data were …

Abstract Objective Neural tube defects [NTDs] are severe congenital anomalies. The
etiology of NTDs is not fully known, and studies on the potential risk factors of NTDs present …

Introduction Neural tube defects affect the brain and the spinal cord of the developing
embryo. The defects occur due to incomplete or failure of closure of the neural tube. The …

Background. Worldwide, an estimated 300,000 neonates are born with neural tube defects
(NTDs) each year. However, NTDs are underreported in Ethiopia though it causes …

INTRODUCTION: Birth defects are a series of disorders that occur during embryonic life. In
Iran, no national situation analysis is available to show the rate of congenital disorders. We …

Background: Neural tube defects are a major public health problem and substantially
contribute to morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-income countries, including Ethiopia …

Background Neural tubes defects (NTDs) are known to be the second most prevalent
congenital disorder worldwide whose risk factors have not been explicitly addressed yet …

Background Neural tube defects are a major public health issue that contributes significantly
to morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-income countries such as Ethiopia. In Ethiopia …

Background: Case-control studies have consistently suggested an association between pre-
or periconceptional maternal obesity and an increased risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) …