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

Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells. This was made possible by a landmark clinical trial at UC Davis Health.

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

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

HOUSTON - I recently had the extraordinary opportunity to step into the operating room at Texas Children's Hospital, where a renowned surgeon invited me to witness a transformative procedure for ...

The courageous youngster from East Kilbride, Scotland, has endured a daunting and perilous skull expansion surgery due to her conditions of spina bifida and hydrocephalus, with the procedure being ...

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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 ...

These webinars will feature lectures provided by leading international experts in fetal surgery and will focus on some of the ... about different aspects of patients diagnosed with spina bifida. There ...

Our surgeons work closely with many other pediatric sub-specialists to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary care in several areas, including spina bifida, cerebral palsy ... computer guided ...