Ohioans, like the Badenhop family, have faced this medical challenge head-on when their daughter Lexi was diagnosed with ...

Obtaining an abortion — a word she intentionally uses — and sharing her story help Hall bring meaning to the death of her ...

Still, not all families are able to pursue fetal surgery, and many rely on lifelong ... head-on when their daughter Lexi was diagnosed with spina bifida in the womb, during a 20-week ultrasound. For ...

It took 10-year-old Ashley Clifford's parents a decade of bouncing from specialist to specialist for their daughter to be ...

checks for birth defects like spina bifida and anencephaly. Since the test can produce false positive results, Hall had to go to the maternal-fetal medicine unit at Ascension St. Vincent the next ...

Other chromosomal abnormalities such as T18 and other fetal congenital malformations ... which is a lethal condition, to spina bifida and meningomyelocele, which cause different degrees of ...

The RCOG along with the RCR documents ultrasound ... Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and the Scottish Association for Care and Support after Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormality (CARE).

Martina's ultrasound reveals that her baby has spina bifida. Martina tells the clinician ... This is their first pregnancy, and they have concerns if their baby will get testing for sickle cell ...

This happens because pregnancy hormones make the cervix softer ... The sonographer will also check for any obvious birth defects, such as spina bifida. The ultrasound will confirm your due date, plus ...