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Implementation of a national screening program in the Netherlands increased the prenatal detection rate of congenital heart disease

National Prenatal Screening Program Increased CHD Detection

HealthDay.com - Jan 30, 2015 0

Increase in prenatal detection rate to 59.7 percent, and 44.2 percent for isolated CHD

Neural tube defects have fallen 35 percent in the United States since mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched grain products was introduced in 1998; however

CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States

HealthDay.com - Jan 15, 2015 0

Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid

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