Efficacy of a daily prenatal supplement of folic acid; how many cases of spina bifida can be prevented?
motherisk int j 2020;1:20 Yonah Amitai MD, The Meuchedet Insurance Fund and Bar Ilan University, Israel. Question: I am confused: The FDA claims that folic acid prevents 50-70% of neural tube defects. But population-based American studies show only a 20-30% prevention rate. Where is the catch here? Answer: In the US there…
Read MoreDydrogesterone Exposure in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Fetal Malformations
Motherisk Int J 2020;1:11 Gideon Koren MD(1-2), From Ariel University Israel (1) and Motherisk Israel Program (2) Daniella Gilboa MSc Address for Correspondence: Gideon Koren MD, FRCPC, FACMT Ariel University Ariel 40700 Israel gidiup_2000@yahoo.com The paper was presented at the 17th meeting of the European Society for developmental perinatal and paediatric…
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