Stem-cell–enhanced in‑utero surgery for spina bifida safely protects the fetal spinal cord and has so far prevented shunt ...

Michelle Johnson was 20 weeks into her pregnancy when she learned her unborn son had spina bifida. Because his spine hadn’t fully sealed, the spinal cord was left protruding from a gaping hole.

Caregivers at Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital are celebrating the success of a new, less invasive procedure ...

Diagnosed with severe spina bifida, baby Nixon receives pioneering stem cell fetal surgery, gaining mobility beyond ...

A team of development engineers at UC Davis Tech Foundry and medical professionals at UC Davis Health has developed a ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Surgeons at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) performed Oregon’s first in-utero surgery to repair spina bifida. Oregon couple Vanessa Garcia-Pelayo and her husband ...

Spina‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ bifida is a neural tube defect of the spine that develops when the baby's spine and spinal cord are not properly closed during the first few weeks of pregnancy. It may also indirectly ...

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 ...

Spina bifida is Latin for split spine and is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed. The exact cause ...

As one of the world’s first fetal surgeons, Diana Farmer has long been focused on the smallest of patients. She specializes in treating birth defects inside and outside of the womb, treating ...

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 significant breakthrough in ...