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Folate can prevent up to 70 per cent of spina bifida cases if taken daily for one month before conception and during the first three months of pregnancy.

Common physical disabilities and the issues relating to having a disability – find information on diagnosis, treatment and disability services.

Folic acid taken before conception, and during at least the first 4 weeks of pregnancy, can prevent around 7 out of 10 cases of neural tube defects.

Hydrocephalus is the abnormal enlargement of the brain cavities (ventricles) caused by a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid.

Around 95 per cent of babies born with developmental dysplasia of the hip can be successfully treated.

Amniocentesis is a prenatal procedure performed on a pregnant woman to withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid from the sac surrounding the fetus.

A child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 rarely lives beyond three years of age.

Like all areas of medicine, pregnancy and childbirth has a number of specialised terms, many of which you will hear during your own pregnancy and labour, and the birth of your baby.

A range of tests and scans are available to pregnant women to confirm pregnancy and monitor the baby's development in the womb.

The best way to manage latex allergy is to avoid exposure to latex products.