When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly during human development, a disorder called spina bifida, or meningomyelocele arises. People born with this condition can have very different ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

But spina bifida occulta is also known as "hidden spina bifida" because the signs are easily missed. "My son doesn't have a hole. There's almost what looks like a birthmark on the top of his ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. Wow, who would have predicted how this episode turned ...

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.

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

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 ...