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Please tell me the common malformations caused by malnutrition?
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Neural tube: If a mother is pregnant and doesn't have enough folic acid or doesn't metabolize the folic acid- she may have a child with neural tube defects- such as spina bifida. She might even have multiple miscarriages. That is one example.
Answered 3/18/2015
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