Folic Acid, if in adequate amounts during early pregnancy, can help prevent spina bifida.
Vitamin A is not known to affect Spina Bifida. There is a correlation between folic acid deficiency in the mother and Spina Bifida in the baby, though.
You cannot "get" Spina Bifida after you are born. It is a birth defect, which means you are born with it, and that is the only way a person can "get" Spina Bifida.
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My daughter has Spina Bifida and her daughter has Spina Bifida
Men cannot be pregnant, with or without Spina Bifida. A man does not have a uterus.
Spina Bifida is not caused by any particular food. It is caused by lack of a vitamin, folic acid, which can be obtained FROM foods.
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No, spina bifida is a birth defect. Therefore, a person has to be born with spina bifida to have it.
Yes, it does not affect the reproductive system.
Taking vitamin B (folic acid) before getting pregnant will lower the risk of Spina Bifida. Ultra sound, Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) and amniocentesis are the tests used in early pregnancy to rule out such abnormalities.