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Early versus late termination for fetal anomalies: Women's perspectives and psychological impact in a mixed methods study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 105, Issue 3, Page 444-454, March 2026.
This mixed method study evaluated the psychological impact and perspectives associated with early and late termination of pregnancy (TOP). Early TOP due to fetal anomalies is associated with a lower psychological impact compared to late TOP. Pregnancy termination has a substantial emotional impact regardless of gestational age.
Eline E. R. Lust, Kim Bronsgeest, Lidewij Henneman, Neeltje M. T. H. Crombag, Caterina M. Bilardo, Robert‐Jan H. Galjaard, Esther Sikkel, Audrey B. C. Coumans, Ayten Elvan‐Taşpınar, Sander Galjaard, Attie T. J. I. Go, Gwendolyn T. R. Manten, Eva Pajkrt, Elisabeth van Leeuwen, Monique C. Haak, Mireille N. Bekker   +15 more
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Contribution of obesity to racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of fetal myelomeningocele: a population-based studyAJOG MFM at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports
BACKGROUND: Prepregnancy obesity and racial-ethnic disparities has been shown to be associated with meningomyelocele. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association of maternal periconceptional factors, including race–ethnicity and ...
Hiba J. Mustafa, MD, FACOG, Catherine T. Burns, BA, Mohammad H. Heydari, BBS, Ali Javinani, MD, Aurelian Bidulescu, MD, MPH, PhD, Mounira Habli, MD, Asma Khalil, MD, MSc   +6 more
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Mediating Effects of Family and Clinical Characteristics on the Quality of Life of Children With Spina Bifida and Their Parents

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 3, Page 2165-2176, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims (1) To determine the mediating effects of children's transition readiness, which reflects self‐management skill acquisition, and family resilience on the relationship between parenting stress and the quality of life (QOL) of parents and children with spina bifida (SB).
Seung Hyeon Yang, Hyeseon Yun, Hooyun Lee, Kyua Kim, Chang Gi Park, Eun Kyoung Choi   +5 more
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Triple Use of Autologous Amnion Graft in the Treatment of Meningomyelocele and Split Cord Malformation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary:. This article describes the triple use of autologous amnion graft as a new procedure in the treatment of myelomeningocele and in myelomeningocele with split cord malformation.
Louis de Weerd, MD, PhD, Kristin Sjåvik, MD, PhD, Lars Kjelsberg Pedersen, MD, Sven Weum, MD, PhD, Rune Otto Hennig, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Neurourological complications in patients with myelodisplasia [PDF]

, 2014
Spina bifida is a frequently seen congenital anomaly which is compatible with life. During the embryological period the defects in the closure of neural tube leads to open or closed spinal dysraphism.
Cüneyt Göçmez, Mansur Dağgülli, Sümeyye Çoruh Kaplan   +2 more
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Mortality Through 2021 Among Persons Born With Spina Bifida in Metropolitan Atlanta, 1981–2018

Birth Defects Research, Volume 118, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Information on prevalence, predictors, and causes of mortality is sparse among persons born with spina bifida (SB), especially adults over age 25 years. Methods Individuals with SB born in 1981–2018 were identified in surveillance data from the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program, an active population‐based birth ...
Vijaya Kancherla, Victoria Konrad Markwalter, Janet Cragan, Elizabeth B. Gray, Catharine Riley, Jennita Reefhuis   +5 more
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Postnatal Management and Outcomes of Hydrocephalus in Patients with Myelomeningocele: a Retrospective Study from a Single Institution

Hamidiye Medical Journal
Background: This study aims to analyze retrospectively the incidence and management of hydrocephalus in patients with myelomeningocele (MMC) treated at the Gülhane Training and Research Hospital between 2017 and 2022.
Gardashkhan Karımzada, Muharrem Berat Kaya, Demet Evleksiz Karımzada, Mehmet Can Ezgü   +3 more
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Isolation, characterization, and differentiation of multipotent neural progenitor cells from human cerebrospinal fluid in fetal cystic myelomeningocele

Stem Cell Research, 2017
Despite benefits of prenatal in utero repair of myelomeningocele, a severe type of spina bifida aperta, many of these patients will still suffer mild to severe impairment. One potential source of stem cells for new regenerative medicine-based therapeutic
Mario Marotta, Alejandra Fernández-Martín, Marc Oria, Cesar G. Fontecha, Carles Giné, Vicente Martínez-Ibáñez, Elena Carreras, Michael A. Belfort, Gloria Pelizzo, Jose L. Peiró   +9 more
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Retrospective Evaluation of Surgically Treated Patients with Myelomeningocele

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 2020
Objectives:Neural tube defects are the most common congenital malformation of the central nervous system. Identification, classification and treatment of spinal malformations are important in terms of prognosis of the neural functions. In this study, the
Yavuz Selim Erkoç, Yavuz Erdem, Mehmet Akif Bayar   +2 more
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Cirugía funcional en cadera con mielomeningocele: osteotomía extensora subtrocantérica con tutor externo: presentación de técnica [PDF]

, 1997
En pacientes con miclomeningoccle la deformidad en flexión de cadera es uno de los factores que afectan adversamente el pronóstico de marcha. En niveles altos (torácicos y lumbares altos) la contracture en flexión dificulta el equipamiento; en niveles ...
Arendar, G., Samara, F.J.
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