The Lancet

First steps of a potential new era in fetal intervention for spina bifida

Repair of open neural tube defects, including myelomeningocele, in the fetus has been shown to improve postnatal outcomes by decreasing the severity of hydrocephalus and, consequentially, reducing the ...
News Medical

Hispanic births with neural tube defects not significantly reduced after voluntary folic acid fortification of corn masa flour

"Well over half of neural tube defects can be prevented with sufficient folic acid consumption before conception and in early pregnancy," said senior author Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, Division Head of ...

Scientists Injected Stem Cells Into Fetuses to Treat a Birth Defect. Here’s What Happened

Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect, meaning that a fetus’ developing spine and spinal cord don’t fully form and ...
KSHB Kansas City

'He’s just such a miracle to us': Toddler defies all odds after undergoing trailblazing spina bifida surgery

KSHB 41 anchor/reporter JuYeon Kim covers agricultural issues and the fentanyl crisis. Share your story idea with JuYeon. A Kansas City toddler defied great odds after undergoing a trailblazing ...
Healio

USPSTF finalizes recommendation on daily folic acid intake to prevent neural tube defects

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One study found a reduced risk for neural tube defects when folic acid was used before and during pregnancy. The ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Fetoscopic prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the fetus

This procedure is for repairing an open neural tube defect in a baby before it is born (fetus), using keyhole surgery. This procedure can only be done as part of a research study. This is because ...
Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Health unveils fetal surgery program

Dr. Samer Elbabaa arrived at Orlando Health last summer with a goal: To make Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies a destination for spina bifida fetal surgery in Florida. Almost exactly a year ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Folic acid reduces risk of defects linked to dolutegravir

Dolutegravir is a preferred medication for treating HIV infection, but it recently has been linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among babies born to mothers receiving ...
Medscape

Folic Acid Supplementation for Birth Defects Reaffirmed

Taking folic acid supplements before conception and in the first trimester of pregnancy continues to be a major line of defense against neural tube defects. The recommendation also aligns with ...
EurekAlert!

Hispanic women still at higher risk for births with neural tube defects after voluntary folic acid fortification of corn masa flour

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated folic acid fortification of all enriched cereal grains in 1996, and this regulation resulted in a reduction of neural tube defect (NTD)–affected ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Open prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the fetus

This procedure is for repairing an open neural tube defect in a baby before it is born (fetus). This procedure can be used but only when mothers and babies have regular checks to see how well it has ...