No fall in the rate of neural tube defects, research ers say

摘要

There has been no decline in neural tube defects 9NTD) in the UK despite campaigns to encourage women to take folic acid supplements prior to conception, say researchers in a letter to the Lancet 91999;354:998). The Health Education Authority (HEA), which has been running one such campaign, said that it was too early to assess the effects ofits campaign.