When Nafisa Khanbhai (pictured) was born 44 years ago at Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa, she was diagnosed with spina bifida ... t understand why she looked different. So traumatised she was ...

Spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord, will be the topic of discussion in a public forum Wednesday, July 14, at The Health Museum of Houston. The ...

When Nafisa Khanbhai (pictured) was born 44 years ago at Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa, she was diagnosed with spina bifida ... t understand why she looked different. So traumatised she was ...

Spina bifida, usually apparent at birth, is a type of neural tube defect in which the neural tube does not completely close during development in the womb resulting in damage to the spinal cord and ...

But this is not without risks to the mother and the unborn child. Spina bifida literally means a ‘split spine’ and is caused by the abnormal formation of one or more of the bones which form the spine, ...

Spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs when an embryo's spinal cord does not properly close during the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy, resulting in a gap in the spine. According to the ...

There are three types of spina bifida: Myelomeningocele is the most common and serious type, where a sac outside the baby's back has parts of the spinal cord and nerves. READ ALSO: Non-vegetarian ...