title: [Prevention of folic acid-induced malformations--recommendations and reality].
abstract: Periconceptional intake of folic acid is one of only few possibilities of preventing congenital malformations. We report on the update situation of applying folic acid and the effects on the prevalence of neural tube defects and oral clefts. The analysis is based on data of the malformation registry in Saxony-Anhalt. A common public campaign on the benefit of folic acid protection is presented.
authors.affiliation: Monitoring-Zentrum zur Erfassung der Häufigkeit von Fehlbildungen und Anomalien, Sachsen-Anhalt, an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rösch
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Steinbicker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolbe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kötz
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid