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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Neural tube defect
  1. Vitamin B9 source (image) 
    ... to prevent some kinds of birth defects, including neural tube defects such as spina bifida. Many foods are now ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19519.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Amniocentesis - series (image) 
    ... skin folds near the eyes. Amniocentesis also detects neural tube defects such as spina bifida. Babies born with spina ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100192_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Folic acid (image) 
    ... the risk of having a child with a neural tube defect. The recommendation is that women of childbearing years ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9332.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Alpha fetoprotein - series (image) 
    ... can help detect fetal spinal bifida or other defects of the fetus' neural tube.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100144_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia