Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive, mobility, ...

Spina bifida isn't typically fatal ... moms recover from minimally invasive surgery much quicker than they do from open fetal surgery. And that is an enormous incentive. “Any time you talk ...

Watch the original UC Davis Health documentary “Searching For a Cure - The World's First Fetal Surgery Using Stem Cells for Spina Bifida” BRANDFUSE ad content by UC Davis Medical Center ...

Wadia Hospital in Mumbai has opened a cutting-edge fetal surgery center specializing in treating open spina bifida, aiming to provide hope for families facing this serious birth defect. This ...

These webinars will feature lectures provided by leading international experts in fetal surgery and will focus on some of the most interesting and ... In this webinar participants learned about ...

A baby is now thriving after undergoing complex back surgery when he was still in the womb. Serena Nye, from Eastbourne, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina bifida.

Six-month-old Madelyn Bendzick underwent spinal surgery weeks before she was even born, but those who encounter her smiling face would never know otherwise. Madelyn, the daughter of Matt and ...

Fine Gael and the Regional Independents — to continue this progress and ensure no child ever has to wait longer than necessary for surgery in Ireland again. Una Keightley, of the Spina Bifida ...