What are the costs linked with NTDs?
The average cost of caring for a child born with spina bifida is about $636,000 although for many families the total cost might be well above $1 million. And money is not the only price one pays when affected by an NTD; the toll (both physically and emotionally) that an NTD takes on a family is high as well. That’s why it’s so important that women take folic acid every day to help prevent these birth defects.
