1. Iron deficiency
  2. Vitamin D deficiency
  3. Previous history of Neural Tube Defects
  4. Folate deficiency
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Option 4 : Folate deficiency

Concept:

  • Neural tube defects are one of the major leading causes of death among infants
  • Meningocele, meningomyelocele, spina bifida are the common types of neural tube defects
  • Which causes open neural tube
  • Due to which the child may not have normal body posture
  • Mild forms may have good recovery and the serious forms may not have good prognosis
  • Folic acid is expected to help in formation of neural tubes
  • Mostly for the first 12 weeks of gestation folic acid is given additionally through medicine

  • Iron deficiency causes anemia
  • Vitamin D deficiency -> Rickets
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