Sugar Increases Birth Defect Riskshttps://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2003/11/24/Sugar-Increases-Birth-Defect-Risks.aspxObstetricians are ever so fond of making sure that pregnant women get their precious synthetic prenatal vitamins. The primary reason is to ensure that pregnant women are receiving enough folic acid, which has been shown to prevent neural tube birth defectsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)