Incidence of neural tube defects and their risk factors within a cohort of Moroccan newborn infants

• Main Authors: Khenata Forci (Author), El Arbi Bouaiti (Author), Mohamed Hassan Alami (Author), Asmaa Mdaghri Alaoui (Author), Amal Thimou Izgua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of birth defects that result from a partial or complete failure of the neural tube to close during embryogenesis. Their prevalence varies between 0.5 to 2 per 1000 births in countries without folic acid supplementation. The aim of our study...