Table 1 Epidemiological data of present patients
From: Neonatal ten-year retrospective study on neural tube defects in a second level University Hospital
SEX | • 5 males • 2 females |
TYPE OF ADMISSION | • 4 inborn • 3 outborn |
ORIGIN (ethnicity) | • 6 Sicilian (European) • 1 Ghanaian (African) |
RESIDENCE | • 5 urban area • 2 rural area |
PREEXISTING MATERNAL DISEASES | • 1 severe obesity • 1 HIV infection |
FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENT | • 0 preconception • 1 gestational |