An expert has cautioned parents with children living with spina bifida against using traditional cloth diapers. Ms Ruth Nalugya, the executive director of Spina bifida and Hydrocephalus Association ...

Spina bifida is what is known as a neural tube defect. It occurs during development prior to birth. It’s when the spinal cord, brain, or meninges (their protective covering) does not completely ...

Ruth Madeley has shared her experience of the condition in the BBC documentary Spina Bifida & Me WHILE spina bifidia may sound like an incredibly rare condition, it is estimated that between five and ...

Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is present at birth. The term literally means "split spine" in Latin. The condition develops before birth when the neural tube (a group of cells ...