ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2021
Prevention of Neural Tube Defects in Europe: A Public Health Failure.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Trends, disparities, and socioeconomic inequalities in periconceptional folic acid supplementation in China: a nationwide survey analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Observational
- Awareness and Use of Folic Acid Among Pregnant Women in Western Ukraine: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Real World Evidence Versus Randomised Controlled Trials: Is the Future of Nutritional Sciences Research in Electronic Health Records?Nutrition bulletin · 2026Review
- Trends in neural tube defects in Scotland in 2000-2021 prior to the introduction of mandatory folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour: a population-based study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2025Article
- Sources of dietary recommendations and adherence to clinical guidelines in pregnant women in Germany.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Association between erythrocyte folate and pregnancy: A scientometric analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Association Between Maternal Diet During Pregnancy and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. An Overview.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
- Biological, dietetic and pharmacological properties of vitamin BNPJ science of food · 2025Review
- Neural tube defect among newborns in public hospitals of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Trends of neural tube defects in urban China and effects of socio-demographic factors, 2013-2022: a descriptive analysis.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Hidden hunger in Europe: a review on determinants, fragmented policy responses, and implementation barriers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- High-dose folic acid use and cancer risk in women who have given birth: A register-based cohort study.Epilepsia · 2025Article
- Low utility of serum folic acid blood tests in healthy children and adolescents, a nationwide cohort.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Anaemia in India and Its Prevalence and Multifactorial Aetiology: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Folic acid supplementation use during the peri-conceptional period among professionals of a hospital in France.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Molecular landscape of congenital vertebral malformations: recent discoveries and future directions.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Review
- Exploring Lifestyle and Dietary Patterns in Pregnancy and Their Impact on Health: A Comparative Analysis of Two Distinct Groups 10 Years Apart.Nutrients · 2024Article
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33 authors.
Joan K MorrisPopulation Health Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Marie-Claude AddorDepartment of Woman-Mother-Child, University Hospital Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Elisa BallardiniIndagine Sulle Malformazioni Congenite in Emilia-Romagna (IMER) Registry (Emilia Romagna Registry of Birth Defects) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Section Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Ingeborg BarisicCentre of Excellence for Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Laia Barrachina-BonetRare Diseases Research Unit, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, Valencia, Spain.
Paula BrazEpidemiology Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.
Clara Cavero-CarbonellRare Diseases Research Unit, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, Valencia, Spain.
Elly Den HondHealth Department, Provincial Institute of Hygiene, Antwerp, Belgium.
Ester GarnePaediatric Department, Hospital Lillebaelt Kolding, Kolding, Denmark.
Miriam GattDirectorate for Health Information and Research, Pietà, Malta.
Martin HaeuslerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Babak KhoshnoodUniversité de Paris, Center of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS/CRESS/Obstetrical Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team (EPOPé), INSERM, INRA, Paris, France.
Nathalie LelongUniversité de Paris, Center of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS/CRESS/Obstetrical Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Research Team (EPOPé), INSERM, INRA, Paris, France.
Agnieszka Kinsner-OvaskainenEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.
Sonja Kiuru-KuhlefeltFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare Terveyden Ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos (THL), Register of Congenital Malformations, Helsinki, Finland.
Kari KlungsoyrDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Anna Latos-BielenskaDepartment of Medical Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Elizabeth LimbPopulation Health Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Mary T O'MahonyHealth Service Executive-South, Department of Public Health, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Isabelle PerthusAuvergne Registry of Congenital Anomalies (CEMC-Auvergne), Department of Clinical Genetics, Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares, CHU Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Anna PieriniInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy.
Judith RankinPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Anke RissmannMalformation Monitoring Centre Saxony-Anhalt, Medical Faculty Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany.
Florence RougetBrittany Registry of Congenital Anomalies, CHU Rennes, Univ Rennes, INSERM, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France.
Gerardine SayersHealth Intelligence R&D Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland.
Antonin SipekDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czechia.
Sarah StevensPublic Health England, London, United Kingdom.
David TuckerCongenital Anomaly Register and Information Service for Wales, Public Health Wales Knowledge Directorate, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom.
Christine Verellen-DumoulinCentre de Génétique Humaine, Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique, Charleroi, Belgium.
Hermien E K de WalleDepartment of Genetics, Eurocat Northern Netherlands, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Diana WellesleyWessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Wladimir WerteleckiOMNI-Net Ukraine Programs, Rivne, Ukraine.
Eva Bermejo-SanchezSpanish Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECEMC), Unidad de Investigación sobre Anomalías Congénitas, Institute of Rare Diseases Research (IIER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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