A Georgia mother underwent surgery at Texas Children's Hospital to mend her unborn baby's spine, affected by a rare birth ...

Children with Spina Bifida can live a long and happy life if diagnosed and access treatment in time, health experts have said.

Spina bifida literally means a ‘split spine’ and is caused by the abnormal formation ... and incontinence. Both are diagnosed when a child is born at their first check but may also be picked up at ...

Spina bifida has always been part ... that revolutionary surgery being carried out - on a baby with spina bifida before it was even born - and see, in that very moment, the bravery of the mother ...

Larry and Kelly Peterson who both have Spina Bifida were able to adopt a baby daughter with the same condition.

Baby's spine 'repaired' in the womb ... folic acid supplements to reduce the risk of developing spina bifida in early pregnancy. Babies born with the condition can become paralysed, suffer bladder ...

held in place with a biomaterial scaffold to form a “patch,” helped lambs with spina bifida walk without noticeable disability. “When the baby sheep who received stem cells were born ...

underscoring the need for improved resources and support for affected individuals born with spina bifida. He said: “In 2016, Festus Fajemilo Foundation (FFF) collaborated with Spina Bifida ...

The most common neural tube defects are spina bifida, when the spine does not develop properly, and anencephaly, when a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull. The announcement has been ...

Audit finds no issue with spending but specific instructions were not followed Health Minister Stephen Donnelly had approved funds to tackle spina bifida and scoliosis waiting lists Health ...

An audit of spending by Children’s Health Ireland on children with scoliosis and spina bifida should have been shared with families before the media, patient advocates have said. The HSE audit ...