Hrubec noted that an epidemiological study could determine whether people who have a high rate of exposure, such as healthcare workers or restaurant servers, have a more difficult time becoming pregnant or have a greater likelihood of having children
with neural tube birth defects, but no such study has been conducted to date.
Not exact matches
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.
However, it is always necessary to talk to your doctor because he might recommend that you take supplements
with up to 4000 mcg of folic acid if you have given
birth to a baby
with Spina Bifida (or other
neural tube defects) in the past.
While 9,545 mothers gave
birth to healthy babies without incident, the remaining 1,740 gave
birth to babies
with neural tube defects, or suffered through a stillbirth.
Thus, FA has gained considerable attention because of its promising role in modulating diverse clinical conditions, whereas folate deficiency has been linked
with a variety of disorders including
birth defects and
defects in the development of
neural tube closure [4]- [6].
More recently, the compulsory enrichment of cereal - grain - based foods
with folate reduced by 25 percent the annual incidence of
neural -
tube birth defects (SN: 5/29/04, p. 349).
Delicate surgery performed on a fetus months before
birth can improve the health of children born
with spina bifida, a devastating
neural tube defect caused by an opening in the spine, a new study shows.
The included
birth defects were based primarily on case reports of outcomes occurring in association
with Zika virus infection during pregnancy; there is more evidence for some of these
birth defects than for others, and a causal link has not been established for all.5,10,12,21 - 27 Because much of the focus to date has been on microcephaly and brain abnormalities, data were summarized in 2 mutually exclusive categories: (1) brain abnormalities
with or without microcephaly regardless of the presence of additional
birth defects and (2)
neural tube defects and other early brain malformations, eye abnormalities, and other consequences of central nervous system dysfunction among those without evident brain abnormalities or microcephaly.
Folate and Other B Vitamins Folate deficiency at the time of conception can cause
neural tube defects in infants, and maternal zinc deficiency is associated
with preterm delivery, low
birth weight, and increased infant mortality.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise at least half of an individual's daily grain servings should come from whole grains
with the remaining servings coming from enriched or whole - grain products.4 Folic acid fortification makes refined - grain products an important source of this B vitamin, which is associated with decreased risk of birth defects, including neural tube defects (NTD), and heart disease.15, 16 With the exception of both hot and cold breakfast cereals, most whole - grain foods are not fortified with folic acid or other vitamins and miner
with the remaining servings coming from enriched or whole - grain products.4 Folic acid fortification makes refined - grain products an important source of this B vitamin, which is associated
with decreased risk of birth defects, including neural tube defects (NTD), and heart disease.15, 16 With the exception of both hot and cold breakfast cereals, most whole - grain foods are not fortified with folic acid or other vitamins and miner
with decreased risk of
birth defects, including
neural tube defects (NTD), and heart disease.15, 16
With the exception of both hot and cold breakfast cereals, most whole - grain foods are not fortified with folic acid or other vitamins and miner
With the exception of both hot and cold breakfast cereals, most whole - grain foods are not fortified
with folic acid or other vitamins and miner
with folic acid or other vitamins and minerals.
Birth defect that have been linked to Zoloft include: • Various kinds of heart valve
defects • Hole in the heart • Spina bifida • Cranofacial
defects •
Neural tube defects • Craniosynostosis - a skull
defect • Club foot • Omphalocele - causes the abdominal organs and intestines to stick out through the belly button • Anencephaly - a child is born
with a brain or skill that has parts missing.
Unfortunately, there has been growing concerns that these medications, when taken by a women while pregnant, can significantly increase the chances of her baby being born
with a
birth defect, such as tetralogy of fallout, ventricular septal
defects, a hole in the heart, persistent pulmonary hypertension,
neural tube defects, cranial
birth defects, club foot, a cleft lip, spina bifida, anal atresia, a cleft palate,
neural tube defects, Omphalocele, limb
birth defects, or other
birth defects.