The Unnecessary Epidemic of Folic Acid-Preventable Spina Bifida and Anencephaly

With great determination and creativity, R. E. Stevenson and colleagues launched a statewide program in South Carolina to prevent folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly--two of the most common and severe birth defects. Brent argues their efforts should be a model of what should occur in...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2000-10, Vol.106 (4), p.825-827
Main Authors: Brent, Robert L, Oakley Jr., Godfrey P, Mattison, Donald R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities
Anencephaly - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Birth defects
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Female
Folic acid
Folic Acid - therapeutic use
Food and nutrition
Food, Fortified
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health aspects
Health education
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Medical sciences
Neural tube
Neural tube defects
Neural Tube Defects - epidemiology
Neural Tube Defects - prevention & control
Pediatrics
Population Surveillance
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Pregnant women
Prevalence
Prevention
South Carolina - epidemiology
Spinal Dysraphism - prevention & control
Vitamin B
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Summary:With great determination and creativity, R. E. Stevenson and colleagues launched a statewide program in South Carolina to prevent folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly--two of the most common and severe birth defects. Brent argues their efforts should be a model of what should occur in every state in the country.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.106.4.825