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 ...

“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 Indiana couple Larry and Kelly Peterson have spina ...

A mum was relieved to see her newborn son kick his legs after he had spinal surgery while still inside the womb. Serena Nye, ...

Call the Midwife’s heart-rending storyline about a baby born with spina bifida being rejected by its parents sparked more than 30,000 visits to the NHS website. In the episode a mother gave ...

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.

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 ...

Babies born with other conditions, such as spina bifida, also typically undergo this complex procedure. “There are numerous short and long-term complications associated with this surgery ...

A baby survived an incredible spinal surgery inside the womb taken out of his mom's body at 26 weeks—and now both are ...

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.

Last week's episode of Call the Midwife provoked a huge reaction from viewers, as it explored a storyline surrounding parents refusing to keep their baby who had been born with spina bifida.