Lack of vitamin B12 may increase risk of birth defects

Monday, March 2, 2009 - 15:35 in Health & Medicine

Women with low levels of vitamin B12 before and after conception are at higher risk of giving birth to babies with brain or spinal cord defects, say researchers who recommend that women of childbearing age get enough of the vitamin in addition to folic acid.

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