Guidelines recommend that women take folic acid supplements in the preconception period
to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) in their offspring. Estimates of adherence to this …

Neural tube defects remain a major problem in develo** countries, but there are limited
comprehensive national reports to date in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the …

Introduction. Pregnant women are at a high risk of anaemia, with iron‐folate deficiency being
the most common cause of anaemia among pregnant women. Despite the well‐known …

Abstract Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of disorders that arise from the
failure of the neural tube close between 21 and 28 days after conception. About 90% of …

Introduction: birth defects are the most serious causes of infant mortality and disability in sub-
Saharan African countries with variable magnitude. Hence, this study was aimed to …

Background Neural tube defects are among the most common birth defects, contributing to
miscarriage, infant mortality, severe congenital abnormalities and serious disabilities. It is …

Background Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioural, and social
health interventions provided to women and couples before conception. However, in …

Objective Preconception care is pivotal to improve pregnancy and birth outcome. It is vital for
the future health of mother, her child and her family, which is routinely practice. The study …

Background Regardless of its benefit in promoting maternal health, contributing to a healthy
pregnancy, little is known concerning the prevalence of utilization of preconception care and …

Background: A birth defect is a structural or functional abnormality observed in children. Birth
defects occur during intrauterine development of embryo or fetus. Birth defects may be …