Hispanic Babies at Higher Risk for Severe Birth Defects

“The National Council on Folic Acid (NCFA) will observe National Folic Acid Awareness Week, January 9-15, 2006, by helping Hispanic women understand the benefits of increasing folic acid consumption as a part of their regular diet.

Hispanic women in the United States have 1.5 to 2 times higher risk of delivering babies with neural tube defects (NTDs), serious birth defects of the brain and the spine, than non-Hispanic whites. Research indicates that consumption of folic acid before and during early pregnancy can lower the rate of NTDs by up to 70 percent. …”

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