Getting enough calories and nutrients while receiving chemotherapy can help you with the following: 1  Feel better. 2  Maintain strength and energy. 3  Maintain weight.  Tolerate treatment-related side 1  effects. Decrease the risk of infection.  Heal and recover more 1  quickly. Boost your immunity.
Causes of Spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect due to unknown causes in most situations. However, research shows that a deficiency of folic acid during early pregnancy can play a role in neural tube development. In addition, a family history of spina bifida increases the probability of the birth defect.
Spina bifida might cause physical and intellectual disabilities that range from mild to severe. The severity depends on: The size and location of the opening in the spine.