BABIES born without part of their brains and skulls, their spinal cords exposed or parts of their brains protruding through their skull... these conditions are due to neural tube defects, which arise when there is malformation of the baby’s neural tube during pregnancy.
While the exact cause of neural tube defects is unknown, it is believed that folate deficiency is one of the culprits, together with genetic factors and some other medical conditions.
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