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Evidence-based folate concentration guidelines for the prevention of neural tube defects have been developed by the World Health Organization

WHO Offers Evidence-Based Folate Concentration Guidelines

For greatest decrease in neural tube defects, RBC folate concentrations should be >400 ng/mL
Implementation of a national screening program in the Netherlands increased the prenatal detection rate of congenital heart disease

National Prenatal Screening Program Increased CHD Detection

Increase in prenatal detection rate to 59.7 percent, and 44.2 percent for isolated CHD
Neural tube defects have fallen 35 percent in the United States since mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched grain products was introduced in 1998; however

CDC: Neural Tube Defects Declining in the United States

Still, not enough women are getting enough folic acid