Neural Tube Defects and Associated Anomalies Before and After Folic Acid Fortification

To examine the prevalence and types of neural tube defects and the types of anomalies co-occurring with neural tube defects in six years before fortification of cereal grain flour with folic acid (1992-1998) and 20 years after fortification (1999-2018) in South Carolina, a state with a historically high prevalence of these birth defects.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - July 3, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jane H. Dean, Rini Pauly, Roger E. Stevenson Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research