An adoption agency once turned Kelly and Larry Peterson away because they have spina bifida. Today, they're the proud parents ...

Several types of spina bifida can affect an infant’s spine. Find out more about them as well as the symptoms, causes, and treatments.

General Hospital’s Donna had a difficult beginning on the show. When her mother, Carly (Laura Wright), was pregnant, it was determined that the fetus had Spina Bifida Myelomeningocele.

A 2-year-old is spreading smiles after an adorable video of her showing off her Barbie was viewed by thousands on Facebook.. Ella Rogers was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair.

Spina bifida is what is known as a neural tube defect. It occurs during development prior to birth. It’s when the spinal cord, brain, or meninges (their protective covering) does not completely ...

Paralympic athlete Andrew Peffley discusses his journey to playing wheelchair basketball for the University of Missouri this fall.

Spina bifida is Latin for split spine and is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed.

Spina bifida is commonly diagnosed during pregnancy or immediately after birth. However, a mild form of spina bifida, spina bifida occulta, can go unnoticed until adulthood. Learn more.

Spina bifida occulta first develops when a baby is growing in its mother’s womb. The condition affects the spine, which fails to form correctly. In people with spina bifida occulta, some of the ...

Spina bifida, though, made staying pregnant more difficult. Austin’s neurogenic bladder boosted her risk of urinary tract and kidney infections. Her first child, Bella, ...