Table 3

Prevalence and Type of Neural Tube Defects among Newborns: Diwaniah Maternal and Children's Hospital, Iraq 2000 [46]

Type of Neural Tube Defect
Year 2000 Rate/1000 (N)

Anencephaly
3.1 (27)
Meningocele
2.4 (21)
Meningomyelocele
2.3 (20)
Encephalocele
0.6 (5)

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