This may help prevent neural tube defects in the baby.

They both look for the same thing - neural tube defects and Down syndrome.

Anencephaly is one of the most common neural tube defects.

Preventing neural tube defects, when taken by a mother around the time of conception.

A neural tube defect occurs when this process doesn't happen normally.

The exact cause of neural tube defects isn't known.

The researchers then determined which women had fetuses with neural tube defects.

High levels in a mother's blood can indicate a neural tube defect or multiple pregnancy.

Some problems, such as certain types of neural tube defects and Down syndrome, may not be fatal.

Neural tube defects develop in the first 28 days after conception, before many women realise they are pregnant.

Most women whose babies have neural tube defects have no family history of these problems.

A sequence of tests can determine if the fetus has a neural tube defect.

Neural tube defects occur in the first 6 weeks of pregnancy, before most women realize they are pregnant.

Getting enough folic acid can reduce the chance of neural tube defects by 50 percent.

Treatments for neural tube defects vary depending on the type of defect.

Poor glycemic control can lead to neural tube defects.

A poor sonogram can mean that the doctor misses babies with neural tube defects.

The estimated annual number of births affected with a neural tube defect is about 400,000 world wide.

Analysis can detect neural tube defects and genetic disorders.

Problems in the development of the fetus's brain and spinal cord, called open neural tube defects.

As a result, barely a dent was made in what some experts call an epidemic of neural tube defects.

In 1960, experts first linked folate deficiency to neural tube defects.

Genetic counseling is usually offered to women at a higher risk of having a child with a neural tube defect to discuss available testing.

Importantly, a deficiency of folate itself does not cause neural tube defects.

Pregnant women are routinely tested to see if their fetuses have neural tube defects.