Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy.

Serena Nye, from Eastbourne, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina bifida. The condition meant Tommy’s spine and spinal cord was not developing properly, causing a gap in ...

Zanele Khumalo desperately needs help for her disabled teenage son. Anelenhle was born at the Evander Hospital in 2011. The doctor told the new mother her son was not well and had to go to Steve Biko ...

A baby survived an incredible spinal surgery inside the womb taken out of his mom's body at 26 weeks—and now both are ...

Wadia Hospital in Mumbai has opened a cutting-edge fetal surgery center specializing in treating open spina bifida, aiming to ...

Lindsey was 18 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she got a life-changing phone call. Her blood work was abnormal. She ...

The NHS website saw more than 18,000 hits in an hour on its spina bifida pages following a recent episode of Call the Midwife. Spina bifida is a rare condition that occurs when a baby’s spine and ...

During the third episode of season 14 of the BBC show, viewers watched as a first-time mum gave birth to a baby girl who was later diagnosed with spina bifida. Following the diagnosis, the parents ...

Frainey, MD. In this video, Brendan T. Frainey, MD, highlights findings from a study characterizing the diversity and composition of the urinary and intestinal microbiomes in patients with spina ...

Call the Midwife's Helen George has revealed she doesn't know if Matthew will return to Poplar. Trixie's husband left to ...