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> "Malcolm" btinternet.com> wrote

>> So if pregant woman take the vitamin supplements she can reduce her risk
>> of
>> a spina bifida baby from 2 in 1000 to 1 in 1000.

>
> Well, actually, she probably needs to be taking the supplement before
> pregnancy. As I understand it, by the time pregnancy is diagnosed,
> it may be too late.
>

>> So if the tablets, herbs or whatever cost twenty pounds (30 dollars)
>> that's
>> thirty thousand dollars for each disability prevented. In this case it is
>> worth it, but only just.

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> $30,000 for spina bifida? I've heard that medical care is cheaper in
> the UK than in the US, but not that much cheaper. Our juries routinely
> make $4,000,000 judgements for this level of disability, if caused by
> medical malpractice. ...