Medical Information
Facts About Spina Bifida
http://www.sbaa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ASB_faq
Spina Bifida Association of America
Spina Bifida
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/spina_bifida.html
KidsHealth, Nemours Foundation
Spina Bifida
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs12.pdf
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Spanish - La Espina Bifida
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/fs12sp.pdf
Spina Bifida: General Information
http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/spinabifida.html
Houston Shriner's Hospital for Children
Family Support
Living with Spina Bifida: a Glimpse for Prevention Campaign Partners
http://www.cdc.gov/Images_-_Video_and_Audio/Images/Birth_Defects/Folic_Acid/LivingwithSB_Eng.pdf
National Center On Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Spanish - La Vida con Espina Bífida: Una Guía para los Colaboradores
en la Campaña de Prevención
http://www.cdc.gov/images_-_video_and_audio/images/Birth_Defects/Folic_Acid/LivingwithSB_Span.pdf
Note: You may order these materials for free from the
National Center On Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
Welcoming Babies with Spina Bifida
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/~rowley/sb-kids/wbwsb.htmlx
Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin
Pictures
Spina bifida
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19086.htm
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia; U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
panish - Espina bífida
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_imagepages/19086.htm
Spina bifida (degrees of severity)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19087.htm
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia; U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Spanish - Espina bífida (grados de seridad)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_imagepages/19087.htm
Resources
Evergreen Spina Bifida Association
(Serving Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Alaska)
http://www.evergreenspinabifida.org
Children with Spina Bifida - A Resource Page for Parents
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/~rowley/sb-kids/index.htmlx
Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin
Spanish - Información de la SBAA en español
http://www.sbaa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ee_main
Spina Bifida Association of America
Disclaimer: The inclusion of any website link (or resource accessed through a link) does not imply endorsement by Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center or the Center for Children with Special Needs. Seek the advice of your child's health care provider before you act or rely upon any information from these resources.
Last modified: 1/1/08