Who gets spina bifida? Of the 4 million babies born in the U.S. every year, about 1,500 to 2,000 newborns have spina bifida. It's most common among white and Hispanic babies as well as in girls.

“Though not a cure for spina bifida, when a baby and family are appropriate candidates, fetal surgery can preserve some of ...

While the surgery carried risks and would mean travelling to another country at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lauren ...

In many cases the burden was so great, women chose to wait until the after their baby was born to have surgery to fix the condition. Doctors note waiting to fix spina bifida isn’t optimal either ...

Her blood work was abnormal. She and husband, Jared, went in for an ultrasound and got some news they never expected: Their developing baby had spina bifida. “They took us in a room and said ...

Spina bifida is a birth defect where the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. It can lead to various complications, such as mobility issues. The baby needed to be removed from Lisa's ...

Approximately one out of every 2,000 babies born in the United States this year will be diagnosed with spina bifida. The procedure marked the first of its kind at Nationwide Children's Hospital ...

After hosting an exciting gala, the Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan raised $1.4 million to bring more research to ...

In a world-first clinical trial, three babies have been born after receiving stem cell treatment for spina bifida. The treatment involves administering a stem cell patch to the fetus’ spine ...

“Who better to teach a baby with spina bifida how to grow up to be independent and to manage their own care?” Hadley Peterson's doctor says Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started ...

Roughly 600 babies are born with spina bifida in the UK every year, according to studies. It happens when, during development, the spine and spinal cord do not form normally. During ...