Prior to the fortification of foods with folic acid, the incidence of spina bifida was around 1.06 per 1000 births. This is a notable example of a public health problem identified and addressed ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has earned accreditation from the Spina Bifida Association Clinic Care Partner program. OU Health is one of only 42 facilities in the nation ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth. Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment ...

Professor Kim Sang-woo of Yonsei University College of Medicine identified the genetic causes of congenital spina bifida in collaboration ... leave them behind. The problem of vacant houses ...

Campaign groups representing families of children who have undergone surgery and those on waiting lists have called for a full public inquiry into spina bifida and scoliosis care at Children's ...