Sentences with phrase «serious brain defects»

Zika is transmitted primarily through mosquito bites and has been linked to congenital microcephaly and other serious brain defects among babies born to mothers who had the virus.

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Several large studies have also linked folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy with decreased rates of neural - tube defects, which are serious and life - threatening defects of a baby's brain, spine, or spinal cord.

Additionally, several large studies have linked folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy with decreased rates of neural - tube defects, serious and life - threatening birth defects of the baby's brain, spine, or spinal cord.

But Zika in pregnant women has recently been linked to a serious birth defect called microcephaly, in which a baby is born with a small head and brain.

It's been shown to lower the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect like spina bifida, a serious condition in which the brain and spinal cord don't form normally.

preventing neural tube defects and serious abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord for growing babies.

The virus is proven to cause the birth defect microcephaly, and other recent studies have shown the virus is also responsible for vision problems and other serious brain damage.

Incidence and recurrence of Neural Tube Defects (serious birth defects of the spinal cord and the brain which arise during the early development of the embryo, most common being spina Defects (serious birth defects of the spinal cord and the brain which arise during the early development of the embryo, most common being spina defects of the spinal cord and the brain which arise during the early development of the embryo, most common being spina bifida)

A premise liability like a cracked sidewalk, broken handrail or other defective products and or auto defects can result in serious brain injuries to death.

These include handling serious personal injury and wrongful death claims, as well as providing representation for car and truck accidents, brain and spinal cord injuries, and product defect and medical malpractice claims.

If taken before and during early pregnancy from a multi-vitamin or fortified foods, folic acid can prevent from 50 % up to 70 % of some forms of serious birth defects of the brain and spine.