Theo Dawson was diagnosed with spina bifida after a 20-week ultrasound and received fetal surgery before he was born.

LOS ANGELES — Gilda Giron was 13 weeks pregnant and barely showing when she started to worry. Something wasn’t right with her ultrasound image. At 16 weeks, Gilda and her husband, Arnuf, received the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and spina bifida are distinct conditions that affect the nerves that allow for voluntary motor control. Share on Pinterest press coverage photography/Getty Images SMA is ...

Two-year-old Harper Comparin, who has spina bifida, is stepping along to the tune of "Baby Shark" as she undergoes pediatric rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, ...

Myelomeningocele is the most severe form of spina bifida. The spinal cord and backbone fail to close while a fetus grows, causing a sac containing parts of the spinal cord to protrude out its back.

Researchers may be a step closer to understanding the reasons behind a class of devastating birth abnormalities, thanks to a study published today in the journal Human Molecular Genetics. A team of ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Harper’s doctor friend Michelle starts singing those famous “doo doo doos,” the 2-year-old in pigtails knows it is time to get to work. Harper was born with severe spina ...

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 ...

A Naperville father who made a last-minute plea to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement so he could remain in the U.S. to care for a young daughter with severe spina bifida has left the country, ...