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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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What is Spina Bifida?

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Living with Spina Bifida

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Page last reviewed: April 9, 2018

Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention