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Social Factors in the Incidence of Spina Bifida and Anencephaly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

John Timson
John Timson
Affiliation:
University Department of Medical Genetics, The Royal Infirmary, Manchester 13
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The incidence of spina bifida and anencephaly, according to reports, has declined in some parts of the world but not in others. It is suggested that social factors, greater awareness of the familial nature of these disorders coupled with the increased availability of effective contraception, may account for part of the decline and that these factors are less operative in the areas where no decline in incidence has been observed.

Data are presented for 65 families living in the Manchester area, each of which contained at least one affected child. Forty of these families appeared to have been ‘discontinued’ after the birth of the affected child.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1970 , pp. 81 - 84
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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