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According to the study, daily intake of prenatal multivitamin results in a: 48 % reduction in neural-tube defects; 39 % reduction in cardiovascular defects; 47 % lower rate of limb deformities; 58 % reduction in cases of cleft palate; 52 % decrease in urinary-tract defects; 63 % drop in hydrocephalus (a dangerous accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid on the brain).

However, no decrease in % of Down syndrome, pyloric stenosis (which causes chronic vomiting), undescended testis or hypospadias (a malformation of the penis) cases were seen.

Dr. Koren said, “It is impossible to know which vitamins and minerals are responsible for protecting the fetus from birth defects, but there is really no downside to taking a multivitamin.”

Donald Davis, president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, agreed with him. "This study fills a gap in that we can now offer women some concrete advice," he said, supporting the recommendation that women of reproductive age take a daily prenatal multivitamin.

One in every 17 babies born in this world has a serious birth defect, according to report published earlier this year.

Nearly 8 million children suffer from a birth defect annually, of which 3.3 million die and another 3.2 million live with severe mental and physical disabilities that often reduce them to a life of poverty and suffering, according to the study.

This study was commissioned by the March of Dimes. Birth defects mainly involve deformities of the heart and spine, and blood disorders. 70% of them are preventable with simple public-health measures and basic medical technologies.

The extent of birth defects on a country-to-country basis was listed in the March of Dimes report. According to it, the prevalence ranges from a low of 39.7 per 1,000 live births in France to a high of 82 per 1,000 in the Sudan. Amongst 193
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