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On the recordApril 24, 2013
Hispanic women are 20 percent more likely to have a child with neural tube defect, a devastating birth defect that can be permanently disabling or deadly.
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David Valadao
Republican · California

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Valadao highlights the increased risk of neural tube defects in Hispanic women due to folic acid deficiency.

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