CDC - Spina Bifida, Home - NCBDDD

CDC - Spina Bifida, Home - NCBDDD

What Should You Know about Spina Bifida?

Spina bifida is a major birth defect of a person’s spine. With good quality medical care people with spina bifida can reach their full potential. If you have spina bifida, or know someone who does, it’s important to get the facts so that you can make the best possible health care choices.
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• Birth Defects
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• CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities