Learn all about spina bifida

The spina bifida is a birth defect in which the spine and the spinal canal They do not close before delivery.


The cause of the spina bifida It is unknown. However, research suggests that low levels of folic acid in a woman's body before and during pregnancy they play an important role in this type of congenital defect. The vitamin folic acid is important for the development of brain and the spinal cord .


Magazine Pediatrics recently published that babies with spina bifida They do not suffer as much as they thought. With this premise, the debate on the legitimacy of applying the euthanasia to neonates with this malformation.

The supposed idea that babies with spina bifida suffering high levels of suffering have led in the past to practice euthanasia two dozen babies in the hospital of Groningen , to the north of Holland .


The study was conducted on a sample of 28 babies and it was concluded that they have a pain moderate that can be mitigated with a simple paracetamol .


This finding initiated the creation of new protocols that imply the rigorous application of tests that determine the degree of suffering of neonates with spina bifida .


 


Video Medicine: Fetal Spina Bifida: Comprehensive Guide on Diagnosis, Treatment & Surgery (March 2024).