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, ...

A mum was relieved to see her newborn son kick his legs after he had spinal surgery while still inside the womb. Serena Nye, 24, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina ...

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

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

A baby is now thriving after undergoing complex back surgery when he was still in the womb. Serena Nye, from Eastbourne, was ...

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 ...

Wadia Hospital in Mumbai has opened a cutting-edge fetal surgery center specializing in treating open spina bifida, aiming to ...

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 ...

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 ...