Prevention and risk factors

• Primary Prevention

  Primary prevention are public health strategies that prevent the development of congenital anomalies.

   

• Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects

  Neural Tube Defects (NTD) affect approximately one in a thousand pregnancies in Europe and could be prevented by appropriate folic acid supplementation.

   

• Maternal Disease and Medication

  Research assesses the risk of medication and maternal diseases during pregnancy.

   

• Parental Age

  Parental Age may increase the risk of congenital anomalies.

   

• Environmental and Occupational Exposures

  Exposure to pollutants during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

   
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