Indiana couple Larry and Kelly Peterson have spina bifida, which they felt made them the right parents to raise a child with ...

However, their excitement turned to concern when they discovered their baby, Violet Hope, would be born with spina bifida.

Ruth was able to watch the surgery on an unborn baby with spina bifida I could only imagine what my own mum would have done in this position, if such surgery had been available when she was ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth. Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment ...

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But NHS England has confirmed that spinal surgery for unborn babies with spina bifida will soon be routinely available. Mrs Simpson is thought to be the fourth patient to undergo the surgery in ...

Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.

knowledge and capacity of health workers in the delivery of quality continence care and management to increase the life chances and futures of babies, children and young adults with spina bifida ...

“Living life with spina bifida is complicated,” Mukherjee says. “There is a lot of medical care and follow-up.” “Who better to teach a baby with spina bifida how to grow up to be ...