Officials say in a historic first for Indiana, Riley Children’s Health has performed the state’s first successful fetal repair of myelomeningocele—a severe form of spina bifida—propelling Indiana into ...

When a woman is pregnant, her thoughts tend to focus on the baby's name, the color of the nursery and preparing the home for the new arrival. Most parents-to-be never have to worry about their child ...

A couple from Des Moines expected to find out during a routine appointment but instead received the difficult news their son had a severe form of spina bifida. An ultrasound at 18 weeks gestation ...

Lindsey was 18 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she got a life-changing phone call. Her blood work was abnormal. She and husband, Jared, went in for an ultrasound and got some news they never ...

SACRAMENTO — A landmark clinical trial is underway at UC Davis Health: the world's first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells. A child taking their first steps marks a major ...

San Diego—April 1, 2025– Scientists at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, have made a ...

Spina bifida is among the most common and debilitating neural tube defects, affecting approximately 1 in every 2,875 newborns in the United States. This congenital malformation disrupts the normal ...