Tube Defects
Low Levels of Vitamin B12 During Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Neural Tube Defects
Submitted by pamelan on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 09:57Brain and spinal cord of the fetus develop from the neural tube that is formed during the first month of pregnancy. Now, a recent study suggests that vitamin B12 deficiency just before and after conception may be associated with up to 5 times the risk of having babies with neural tube defects (NTD).
