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, ...

Lindsey was 18 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she got a life-changing phone call. Her blood work was abnormal. She ...

Neural tube defects mostly often include the lower midline defects, spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele and rarely anencephaly. CBZ: Carbamazepine; VPA: Valproic acid; VSD: Ventricular septal ...