Analysis of Mortality among Neonates and Children with Spina Bifida: An International Registry-Based Study, 2001-2012.
Marian Karolien BakkerVijaya KancherlaMark A CanfieldEva Bermejo-SanchezJanet D CraganSaeed DastgiriHermien E K De WalleMarcia L FeldkampBoris GroismanMiriam GattPaula Hurtado-VillaKarin KallenDaniella LandauNathalie LelongJorge S Lopez CameloLaura MartínezMargery MorganOsvaldo M MutchinickWendy N NembhardAnna PieriniAnke RissmannAntonin SipekElena SzabovaGiovanna TagliabueWladimir WerteleckiIgnacio ZarantePierpaolo MastroiacovoPublished in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2019)
Our multi-country study showed a high proportion of stillbirth and infant and child deaths among those with spina bifida. Effective folic acid interventions could prevent many cases of spina bifida, thereby preventing associated childhood morbidity and mortality.