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, ...

Ruth was able to watch the surgery on an unborn baby with spina bifida I could only imagine what my own mum would have done in this position, if such surgery had been available when she was ...

BBC hit series Call the Midwife saw Baby June's parents leave her behind after she was born with a serious condition, leading ...

Serena Nye, from Eastbourne, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina bifida. The condition meant Tommy’s spine and spinal cord was not developing properly, causing a gap in ...

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

Carmel Proctor from Cusworth, Doncaster, was born with spina bifida in 1960. The fundraising day she planned for 9 August had to be cancelled because of lockdown, so she decided to walk 60 miles ...

During the third episode of season 14 of the BBC show, viewers watched as a first-time mum gave birth to a baby girl who was later diagnosed with spina bifida. Following the diagnosis, the parents ...

BBC One's Call the Midwife made a dramatic comeback with an episode packed with a gas explosion at a block of flats and the birth of a baby with spina bifida. Joyce Hyland, portrayed by Renee ...

Call the Midwife star Molly Vevers has opened up about her role as Sister Catherine in the BBC series, admitting that she was 'quite nervous' about filming her first birth scene ...

held in place with a biomaterial scaffold to form a “patch,” helped lambs with spina bifida walk without noticeable disability. “When the baby sheep who received stem cells were born ...