Folate, an essential B vitamin, is necessary for the human body to function and many countries, including the United States, ...

The British Nutrition Foundation has issued new guidelines on foods you should eat during pregnancy to maximise the health of ...

Addressing hidden hunger through micronutrient fortification initiatives in India to combat deficiencies and improve public health outcomes.

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

United States In the United States, folate enjoys strong demand due to its incorporation in dietary supplements and fortified ...

The Research Ireland funding spans a four-year period and will support researchers and provide resources to establish their ...

Expert discusses birth defects, their causes, and preventionthe importance of pre-pregnancy counselling, folic acid, ...

It plays an important role in early pregnancy and development of the baby’s brain, skull and spinal cord. Deficiency is a leading cause of neural tube defects, which can cause serious and ...

This birth defect happens when the baby’s neural tube doesn’t close all the way, and as a result, the backbone, which is supposed to protect the spinal cord, doesn’t form correctly.

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.

Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) increased the risk of neural tube defects in the foetuses of mice fed dolutegravir during pregnancy, underlining the importance of folic acid supplements for women of ...

According to the Fetal Health Foundation, around half of all babies with neural tube defects (NTDs) have anencephaly. There are around 300,000 babies born with NTDs each year worldwide.