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Meng, Xin; Sun, Yanxin; Duan, Wenhou; Jia, Chongqi (2018). "Meta-analysis of the association of maternal smoking and passive smoking during pregnancy with neural tube defects". International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (به انگلیسی). 140 (1): 18–25. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12334. ISSN1879-3479. PMID28963797.
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Wilson, R. Douglas; Audibert, Francois; Brock, Jo-Ann; Campagnolo, Carla; Carroll, June; Cartier, Lola; Chitayat, David; Gagnon, Alain; Johnson, Jo-Ann (October 2014). "Prenatal Screening, Diagnosis, and Pregnancy Management of Fetal Neural Tube Defects". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 36 (10): 927–939. doi:10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30444-8. PMID25375307.
Milunsky, A; Jick, H; Jick, SS; Bruell, CL; MacLaughlin, DS; Rothman, KJ; Willett, W (1989). "Multivitamin/folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy reduces the prevalence of neural tube defects". Journal of the American Medical Association. 262 (20): 2847–52. doi:10.1001/jama.262.20.2847. PMID2478730.
Lozano, R (Dec 15, 2012). "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". Lancet. 380 (9859): 2095–128. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0. PMID23245604.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (2012). "Neural Tube Defects (Annual Report)"(PDF). US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
De-Regil, Luz Maria; Peña-Rosas, Juan Pablo; Fernández-Gaxiola, Ana C.; Rayco-Solon, Pura (2015-12-14). "Effects and safety of periconceptional oral folate supplementation for preventing birth defects". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12): CD007950. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007950.pub3. ISSN1469-493X. PMID26662928.
Huang, Hai-Yan; Chen, Hong-Lin; Feng, Li-Ping (March 2017). "Maternal obesity and the risk of neural tube defects in offspring: A meta-analysis". Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 11 (2): 188–197. doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2016.04.005. ISSN1871-403X. PMID27155922.
Meng, Xin; Sun, Yanxin; Duan, Wenhou; Jia, Chongqi (2018). "Meta-analysis of the association of maternal smoking and passive smoking during pregnancy with neural tube defects". International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (به انگلیسی). 140 (1): 18–25. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12334. ISSN1879-3479. PMID28963797.