Prevalence of neural tube defects in England prior to the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid: a population-based cohort study

Conclusions
Baseline NTD prevalence for England has been established. National and standardised CA registration is in place, facilitating the systematic and consistent monitoring of pre-fortification and post-fortification NTD trends and evaluating the impact of fortification on NTD prevalence.

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - January 22, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Broughan, J. M., Martin, D., Higgins, T., Swan, G., Cullum, A., Kurinczuk, J. J., Draper, E. S., Luyt, K., Wellesley, D. G., Stevens, S., Tedstone, A., Rankin, J. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research