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

• Published in: BMC pediatrics Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 124 - 10
• Main Authors: Forci, Khenata, Bouaiti, El Arbi, Alami, Mohamed Hassan, Mdaghri Alaoui, Asmaa, Thimou Izgua, Amal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.03.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abnormalities; Births; Incidence; Morocco; Neonatal care; Neural tube; Neural tube defects; Newborn babies; Pediatric research; Pediatrics; Prevention; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors; Womens health; Morocco; Prevention; Morocco; Neural tube defects; Risk factors; Incidence

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 is to assess the NTD...