Guidance

Open spina bifida: definition, screening, diagnosis, treatment

This document explains the open spina bifida and the processes following a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of the condition.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 April 2012

This publication was withdrawn on 20 February 2019

This information has been replaced by ‘Spina bifida: information for parents’.

Documents

[WITHDRAWN] Neural tube defects: open spina bifida (also called spina bifida cystica) information for health professionals

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Details

This publication sets out information for health professionals on the neural tube defect open spina bifida, also known as spina bifida cystica.

The document includes:

• definition of the condition
• screening and diagnosis procedure
• prevalence of the condition
• treatment for the disease
• likely outcome for the baby
• prevention processes
• the referral pathway

The NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) tests for this condition.

Published 1 April 2012