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Spina Bifida

Overview and management of neural tube defect.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
PaediatricsNeurologyNeurosurgery
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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [CG148]
National
NICE guideline [IPG668]
National
Guideline No. 410: Prevention, Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Neural Tube Defects (SOGC/JOGC, 2020)
Local
Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida (2018, Spina Bifida Association)
Local
Manage Spina Bifida: Clinical Guidance (CDC, 2024)
Local
Maternal–Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele (ACOG Committee Opinion #720, 2017)
Local
New Clinical Practice Guidelines for Spinal Dysraphism in Children & Adolescents (ERN eUROGEN, 2025)
Local
Practice Bulletin No. 187: Neural Tube Defects (ACOG, December 2017)
Local