NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Spina bifida is a condition that affects the spine and is usually apparent at birth. It is a type of neural tube defect (NTD). Spina bifida can happen anywhere along the spine if the neural tube does not close all the way.

Detailed explanation-2: -Generally, people with spina bifida occulta will not need any treatment. Prenatal surgery involves opening the mother’s abdomen and uterus (or womb) and sewing the abnormal opening over the developing baby’s spinal cord so that it is closed. This can protect the baby’s spinal cord from ongoing damage in the uterus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spina bifida 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 through an opening in the back. Spina bifida occurs in 1 per 2, 000 live births in the United States and is the most common central nervous system birth defect.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spina bifida is characterized by incomplete closure of certain bones of the spinal column (vertebrae), leaving a portion of the spinal cord exposed. Part of the contents of the spinal canal may protrude through this opening. In the most severe form, rachischisis, the opening is extensive.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spina bifida is a congenital malformation in which the spinal column is split (bifid) as a result of failed closure of the embryonic neural tube, during the fourth week post-fertilization.