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

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

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

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

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Fetal surgery for open spina bifida. Obstet Gynecol 2019 ... Stoll C, Dott B, Alembik Y, Roth MP: Associated malformations among infants with neural tube defects. Am J Med Genet A 2011; 155A ...

The early intervention not only aims to enhance the baby's future health and development but also reduces the likelihood ... He explained that the traditional approach for spina bifida involves ...