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Link between birth defects and nutrition

Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities that are present at birth and usually cause disabilities and even early death among children. However, with proper maternal nutrition before conception and all throughout pregnancy, most of these defects can be easily averted.

Neural tube defects (problems in brain and spine development), among them spina bifida and anencephaly are quite common.

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