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Fact Sheets
- Folic Acid
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- Folic acid isn’t just for expectant
moms. That, according to the Spina Bifida Association (SBA), is the key
message that will help dramatically reduce the occurrence of spina bifida in
the United States, especially among Hispanics. By encouraging all women in
their child-bearing years to increase their folic acid intake, the SBA hopes
to dramatically reduce the incidence of spina bifida
- Educational issues among children with
Spina Bifida
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To meet the physical, social,
emotional and academic goals of children with Spina Bifida and hydrocephalus,
specific needs must be weighed and considered through testing and
evaluation, class placement, education services, social and emotional
adjustment.
- Genetics and Spina Bifida
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Spina Bifida is a birth defect
involving incomplete formation of the spine. Seven out of every 10,000
births in the United States is a baby with Spina Bifida. This amounts to
about 8 babies born each day with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida occurs within
the first month of pregnancy – before most women know they are pregnant.
- Depression and Anxiety
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It happens to everyone-feeling sad, blue or
occasionally anxious. But when it won't go away and interferes with life it
probably is time to seek medical advice. Diagnosing depression is an
important step in determining treatment and it is difficult to do in people
with Spina Bifida. With this segment of the population, it is important to
first rule out physical causes, such as shunt malfunction or severe
infections, which can cause depression. If there is an infection or shunt
malfunction, when diagnosed, depression disappears.
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Spina Bifida Association of Greater New Orleans 
