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Yes. From the Related link below: Estimates of prevalence from 5% to as high as 40% have been proposed (for Spina Bifida Occulta, the least severe form), and Meningomyelocele (the most severe form) in about 1 in 1000 live births in the US.

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The most common name for Spina Bifida IS Spina Bifida. It is also known as myelomeningocele.

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The two most common forms of neural tube defects are spina bifida and anencephaly (having been born with no brain in the skull).

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