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Lower income parents often lack prenatal care. How could this influence the lifespan of the unborn child?
For example, if a family was poor and did not have money to purchase prenatal vitamins, the unborn child might not receive enough folic acid in utero. Lack of folic acid means that a child is at higher risks for a neural tube defect. Neural tube defects can cause spine and brain issues or even death. If the child were to survive, the economic cost would be heavy and the child’s quality of life would be seriously impacted.