Immigrant women may be at higher risk of having a baby with a birth defect
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 09:56
in Health & Medicine
TORONTO, Ont., April 16 2009 -- Immigrant women are less likely to use folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, particularly those who recently immigrated to the country, according to a new study led by a St. Michael's Hospital physician in collaboration with Statistics Canada, Health Canada and the University of Toronto.
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