Isa sa mga seryoso ang delikadong birth defects sa isang sanggol ay ang anencephaly. Alamin kung ano ang kondisyong ito at ...

Neural tube defects in babies have decreased significantly since the federal government mandated that folic acid be added to enriched grains, a new study shows, but critics say preventable cases ...

Neural tube defects are abnormalities affecting the brain and spinal column. The NICHD-funded study began in 2014 to track birth outcomes, including neural tube defects, among children born to ...

New data from the ongoing Tsepamo study in Botswana showed that the prevalence of neural tube defects, or NTDs, among babies born to women taking dolutegravir at conception appears to have ...

Children born to women taking HIV therapy containing dolutegravir since conception found to have a slightly higher risk of neural tube defects, compared to children born to women taking other ...

Children born to women on HIV therapy containing the drug dolutegravir since conception have a slightly higher risk of neural tube defects, compared to children born to women on regimens of other ...

“Babies born with neural tube defects like spina bifida need more than just one surgery to correct the disorder. Since nerves supplying to legs, bladder and rectum get affected, ...

People who have previously had a baby with a neural tube defect or who have certain health conditions may be recommended to take more folic acid. Folic Acid Versus Other Folates Like 5-MTHF.

The effect of fever, febrile illness, and heat exposures on the risk of neural tube defects in a Texas-Mexico border population. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2004 Oct; 70:815-9.

It was caused by a neural tube defect — which, after heart defects, is the second most common type of disability that is present from birth, affecting between 5 and 8 babies per 10,000 in the U.S.

Some neural tube defects, like spina bifida, can be repaired even while the baby is still inside you. Still, birth defects are relatively uncommon, so there’s no need to worry until your doctor ...