Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Approximately 166,000 individuals in the America have Spina Bifida. It’s a type of neural tube defect that occurs when a baby’s neural tube fails to develop or close properly – the literal meaning for Spina Bifida is “split spine.” Typically occurring within the first 28 days of pregnancy while the neural tube is forming, Spina Bifida often occurs before a woman knows she is pregnant. Commonly referred to as the “snowflake condition” of birth defects because no two cases are the same.”
Spina Bifida Association (https://www.spinabifidaassociation.org)