Spina bifida occurs when a fetus is developing in the womb and the spinal cord doesn’t grow properly or close off. This can cause both physical and intellectual disabilities later in life. Spina ...

Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive, mobility, u… ...

An adoption agency once turned Kelly and Larry Peterson away because they have spina bifida. Today, they're the proud parents ...

“Though not a cure for spina bifida, when a baby and family are appropriate candidates, fetal surgery can preserve some of the damage caused to the spinal cord nerves later on in pregnancy.

Today marks National Spina Bifida Day, a birth defect that affects roughly 1,500 children in the U.S. every year. ... Knight's own OB-GYN later confirmed that her baby had spina bifida.

Spina bifida is the most common birth defect of the central nervous system, in which the vertebral column and spine fail to develop properly while the baby is still forming in the womb. Four out ...

Spina bifida is a birth abnormality that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly. It can range from mild to severe. About 1,427 babies in the U.S. are born with spina bifida ...

Jacqueline Schumer was told her unborn baby had spina bifida at her 16-week checkup. The birth defect can cause complications including trouble walking and fluid buildup in the brain.

For decades, all spina bifida surgeries were conducted after a baby was born, but a 2011 study found that surgery done while the baby was still in the mother's womb had much better health outcomes ...

Mother Emily and baby Robbie were the first to undergo a new stem cell therapy to treat spina bifida in utero UC Davis Health In a world-first clinical trial, three babies have been born after ...

“When the baby sheep who received stem cells were born, they were able to stand at birth and they were able to run around almost normally. It was amazing,” Wang said. When the team refined their ...

DAMASCUS, Ore. — An Oregon baby became the second person in the world to undergo a ground breaking surgery after he was diagnosed with spina bifida while still in the womb.