The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, ...

Spina bifida, also known as myelomeningocele ... It is often diagnosed through ultrasound. While surgery performed after birth can help reduce some of the effects, surgery before birth can ...

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012; 40(suppl 1): 9. and Degenhardt J, Schürg R, Kawecki A, et al.: Maternal outcome after minimally-invasive fetoscopic surgery for spina bifida. The Giessen ...

An ultrasound scan is a procedure that uses ... This is to check for 11 main conditions, which include spina bifida, cleft lip and heart abnormalities. It is important to know that these scans ...