Alpha-Fetoprotein (Serum) During Pregnancy
What is Alpha-Fetoprotein?Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is thought to be the fetus’s version of albumin. It is produced during the development of the fetus by the yolk sac. In the pregnant woman, AFP is...
View ArticleThe Best Time to Take Folic Acid during Pregnancy
Anyone who is planning to become pregnant or is pregnant has probably heard of “folic acid.” Folic acid is also known as Folate or Folacin and basically is vitamin B. This is a necessary vitamin during...
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Folic Acid Reduces Risk of Autism Disorder
According to Dr. Paul Suren, folic acid is more than just an ingredient in your prenatal vitamin. Observational research shows taking folic acid (folate) supplements for four weeks prior to pregnancy...
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When to Work Out While Pregnant
Exercise during pregnancyLarge Image: Exercise during pregnancy is crucial to maintaining a healthy body weight and keeping muscles strong and endurance high for the stresses and physical exertion of...
View ArticleCell Signaling Pathways and Diabetic-Induced Birth Defects
Researchers from the University of Maryland may have found a new means of reducing diabetic-induced birth defects. The study, published in the journal Science Signaling, claims cell signaling pathways...
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Folic Acid Deficiencies Can Cause Defects in Future Generations
Medical professionals have known for a long time that deficiencies in folic acid can cause severe health problems for offspring, such as spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities. What...
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Neural Tube Defects
Neural tube defect is the term used to describe problems with the development of the neural tube in the first few weeks of fetal development. Conditions range from mild (spina bifida occulta) to severe...
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Spina Bifida
Spina bifida is a neural tube defect. The neural tube develops in the first weeks of pregnancy and closes by the end of the first month. Spina bifida develops when the neural tube does not close...
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Choline Affects Infant Health After Birth
The connection between maternal supplementation and the health of the newborn is well-established. Pregnant women take prenatal vitamins rich in folic acid to help prevent neural tube defects, for...
View ArticleFolic Acid Linked to Autism Prevention
By Dr. Amos Grunebaum, MDIf there is one thing that drives researchers it is a medical condition with no definitive cause. Autism is one of those conditions. Though there are some medical ideas about...
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