Spina bifida, typically detected mid-pregnancy, is a congenital structural abnormality, affecting approximately five out of ...

A severe spinal defect threatened the life of a Wahiawa woman’s unborn child. Now more than a year later, her baby is ...

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 ...

Lauren Loveley and Scott Ainsworth were delighted when they found out they were expecting a baby, but at the 20-week scan their daughter was diagnosed with spina bifida. This is when a baby's spine ...

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.

Medical researcher Noraishah Mydin Abdul Aziz (seated centre) with parents and their children who suffer from spina bifida at a press conference in Petaling Jaya today. The fate of 17 children ...

Berry was born with spina bifida, which occurs when a spinal column doesn’t close properly in utero. A neurological condition requiring lifelong care, the kitten's symptoms include diminished reflexes ...

On Sunday, the community came together in support of one baby boy and to raise awareness for an important cause. Liam Dugan was born June 13 with spina bifida, a birth defect involving the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help sonographers identify any abnormalities at the 20-week pregnancy screening scan almost twice as quickly, without reducing the accuracy or reliability of ...

the 20-week pregnancy screening can be a worrying experience as sonographers are looking for signs of 11 different conditions in a baby, such as heart defects or spina bifida. However, the extra ...

Abnormal levels indicate the possibility (not existence) of Down syndrome or a neural-tube defect such as spina bifida ... which can result in overly large babies, difficult deliveries and ...