An Ohio hospital successfully performed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a birth defect in a nearly 23-week-old fetus, making it one of few elite medical facilities in the U.S. capable of ...

Though she now thinks the doctor was using “very outdated information” about the defect, “it felt like our hearts were breaking,” said Johnna Kerres, also 29. The cause of spina bifida is unknown, and ...

For the past decade, some highly specialized medical centers across the U.S. have performed fetal surgery on spina bifida babies, stitching up their spines while they are still in the womb. A new ...

Spina bifida is a developmental issue for a fetus marked by spinal cord and vertebrae structural changes. While environmental factors can cause this condition, genetics may also play a role. Share on ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Clinic doctors performed their first surgery on a baby still in her mother’s womb to repair a spina bifida birth defect. Spina bifida affects the lowest part of the ...

In June 2015, Jeffrey and Sonya Shorr's third child, Bella, came into the world via an emergency cesarean section. As mom Soyna, now 40, was recovering, the doctors gave the family some unexpected ...

Spina bifida is typically diagnosed during pregnancy or immediately after birth. But a mild form of spina bifida, which rarely causes symptoms, can go unnoticed until adulthood. Spina bifida is a ...

Anna Williamson, 10, runs sprints during basketball practice in Cary. In 2001, doctors operated on Anna while she was in her mother's womb to correct a spina bifida lesion. Robert Willett ...

Amsterdam, NL, February 28, 2019 - Spina bifida (myelomeningocele) is the most common, permanently disabling birth defect compatible with life. In a collection of articles, published in the Journal of ...