Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells. This was made possible by a landmark clinical trial at UC Davis Health.

Four out of every 1000 children born in India have Spina bifida; though this condition can lead to serious debility ...

"We had never heard of spina bifida before, so you're trying to figure ... "It's been shown that having fetal surgery prior to delivery does two things: one, it reduces the need for a shunt ...

A spina bifida is created when the spinal cord ... repaired well before the fetus had completed development. Fetal surgery is performed today, usually somewhere between 22 and 26 weeks of ...

Children’s Health Ireland indicates procedures for those with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries in the first ...

A singleton was branded a 'manipulative liar' for hiding her disability from a Hinge date - fibbing that she could not go on ...

A mother, whose teenage son is on a waiting list for spinal surgery at Children's Health Ireland, has said it is "unbelievable" that he is left in constant pain.

Chairman of CHI’s board Dr Jim Browne resigned on Monday after the “devastating” report on child spinal surgery was published ...

ADVOCATES representing children with scoliosis and spina bifida have threatened to release documents exposing the failures of the health service. And one mum claimed: “The nation will be shocked ...

The number of children’s spinal procedures carried out last year has “not greatly increased” when compared to 2022 despite new initiatives, minutes of a meeting of the taskforce on spinal care show.

Campaign groups representing families of children who have undergone surgery and those on waiting lists have called for a ...