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 ...

In the first case study, the skin lesion in the fetus measured 5 centimeters by 6 centimeters and there was evidence of Chiari II malformation, a complication of spina bifida in which the brain stem ...

Philadelphia, Pa. – Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have completed the first study comparing the location on the spine of the birth defect spina bifida with the rate of shunting ...

Walk-N-Roll to raise money for Spina Bifida will be held Saturday, Aug. 16 at Waterford Oaks Park in Waterford. Locally, Team Sophia is organizing in honor of Sophia Azzou, 5, of Commerce who was born ...

HOUSTON - (July 11, 2016) - A patch made from cryopreserved human umbilical cord may be a novel method for treating spina bifida in utero, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. -- A Polk County baby was recently featured on national billboards to raise awareness for spina bifida. One-year-old Ava Reyes was featured on billboards in Orlando and across the ...