Parel's Wadia Hospital in Mumbai has launched a fetal surgery centre for open spina bifida, a birth defect affecting newborns' spinal closure during pregnancy.

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 ...

“This government is taking action to protect mothers and babies, including introducing a law to require flour to be fortified with folic acid, helping prevent 200 cases of debilitating brain and spine ...

May 8, 2024 — Spina bifida is the most common structural ... Adding Folic Acid to Table Salt Could Prevent Life-Threatening Birth Defects Mar. 11, 2024 — A team of international researchers ...

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inspq.qc.ca Background Patients with heart defects are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to determine if non-cardiac birth defects are associated with the risk of ...

In the episode a mother gave birth to a daughter with the ... 200 cases of debilitating brain and spine defects in babies every year.” Spina bifida is a rare condition that occurs when a baby's ...

Objectives: Birth defects (BDs) are a major contributor to perinatal and infant mortality, morbidity and lifelong disability worldwide. A hospital-based study on birth defects was designed in Guilin ...

Spina bifida, a birth defect where the spine and spinal cord don’t develop properly, left her son relying on a wheelchair, which kept him from joining sports events like this one. His experience ...