US Edition2 In 3 Women Have A Lifestyle Risk Factor For Birth Defects
The CDC study identifies obesity, diabetes, smoking exposure, food insecurity, and low folate as key modifiable risks affecting 66% of women under 50, emphasizing prevention opportunities.
- Tuesday, the CDC published findings showing 66% of women ages 12 to 49 have at least one modifiable risk factor for birth defects, based on responses from 5,374 in NHANES.
- One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects, and the majority remain unexplained due to genetics, environment and lifestyle factors, prompting CDC study to inform public health programs.
- The researchers also reported clinical rates such as low blood folate status declining from 23.4% in 2007 to 17.9% by 2020, while 4.8% of women had diabetes and nearly one-third had obesity.
- Public health officials note that risks can be lowered by the recommended 400 micrograms of folic acid daily, and fortification prevents over 1,300 neural tube defects annually amid ongoing CDC staffing actions.
- Identifying reversible preconception risks can help public health programs and health care providers improve pregnancy support, a need underscored as Mississippi declared a public health emergency last week to eliminate care deserts.
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The five highest risk factors are obesity, diabetes, exposure to smoking, food insecurity and low folate levels
Most U.S. women of reproductive age have elevated risk for birth defects
Two-thirds of U.S. women of childbearing age have at least one modifiable lifestyle or environmental factor that increases the risk for giving birth to a child with birth defects, new research shows.
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NBC New YorkWomen under 50 have risk factors for birth defects that can be lowered, CDC find
One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points to five risk factors that public health officials — and, in some cases, women themselves — can do something about: obesity, diabetes, smoking exposure, food insecurity and low levels of folate (an essential vitamin that helps the body produce cells…
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2 In 3 Women Have A Lifestyle Risk Factor For Birth Defects
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsMost Women Have Modifiable Risk Factors for Birth Defects
(MedPage Today) -- The proportion of women with modifiable risk factors for serious birth defects is growing, suggested an analysis of more than a decade's worth of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. Among more than...
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