Choosing to have children is always a step into the unknown. The unknown for Alisha Staten…a condition called spina bifida. She never expected it, but you’ll see she rose to the challenge it presented ...

What if a baby’s spine could be repaired before birth? New advances in prenatal surgery are changing what’s possible for ...

Spina bifida occurs when a fetus is developing in the womb and the spinal cord doesn’t grow properly or close off. This can cause both physical and intellectual disabilities later in life. Spina ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Children born with spina bifida usually face a multitude of challenges throughout their lives, with many of them having limited mobility. But a ground breaking experimental surgery ...

After receiving a life-changing spina bifida diagnosis at 20 weeks, Maddi Vance chose a groundbreaking fetal surgery to give ...

Tobi Maginnis, one of the first babies to have a combination of stem cells and surgery while in the womb to treat his spina bifida. (Amy Quinton/UC Davis) Both humans and dogs are susceptible to spina ...

Spina bifida is Latin for split spine and is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed. The exact cause ...

In a UK first, a team of international surgeons successfully operated on the abnormally developed spines of two unborn babies with spina bifida. In a UK first, a team of international surgeons ...

Lindsey was 18 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she got a life-changing phone call. Her blood work was abnormal. She and husband, Jared, went in for an ultrasound and got some news they never ...

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 ...

After a groundbreaking clinical trial at UC Davis Health, three babies who received the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells were born, the health system announced ...

Jacqueline Schumer was told her unborn baby had spina bifida at her 16-week checkup. The birth defect can cause complications including trouble walking and fluid buildup in the brain. Schumer had ...