Illness Information for Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida
Spina bifida means ‘split spine’. The backbone usually provides a protective tube of bones with the nerves (spinal cord) running down the middle. In spina bifida, the bones do not close round the spinal cord and the nerves can bulge out on the unborn baby’s back and become damaged. This happens very early on in pregnancy – often before the woman even knows she is pregnant.
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