| When women take the decision to end a pregnancy affected by Down's syndrome or spina bifida they are making a personal or individual choice. |
| About 80 percent of spina bifida cysts are in the lower back's lumbar and sacral regions. |
| The child, who suffered from spina bifida and water on the brain, was found unconscious with bruises to the head. |
| These conditions include stroke, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, epilepsy, hydrocephalus and many other conditions. |
| It can uncover 90 percent of anencephalic pregnancies and 80 percent of spina bifida cases. |
| Women with epilepsy who have taken the drug valproic acid to control seizures may have an increased risk of having a baby with spina bifida. |
