Can Spina Bifida spread

Answer 1

Spina bifida doesn't follow a strict inheritance pattern, but hereditary factors do play some role, though it is not completely understood yet.

Mothers who have had one child with spina bifida have a 3-4% chance of their next child having spina bifida, while the general population only has a 0.1-0.2% chance. In the case a pregnant woman has a family history of spina bifida, it is recommended that they take a higher dose of folic acid than other pregnant women. Here again, folic acid plays a role in preventing neural tube defects (like spina bifida), but the mechanism is not well understood.

Also, for an unknown reason, it is more prevalent in female children than in male children.
It does not seem to be inherited. But if it runs in the family, your doctor should be told this. He should up the dose of Folic Acid.

Answer 2

Spina Bifida is not contagious, as in, you can't "catch" it like you can catch a cold or the flu, but it is thought to be hereditary in some cases, meaning that if a family member has it, then a baby might be born with it in the same family.

Answer 3

spina bifida is not only in the spine it can be in the head my sister is having her baby and she only developed a little part of her brain

It develops in the womb. The spine does not form normally.

Spina Bifida is caused, among other things, by a lack of Folic Acid at the beginning stage of development. Smoking, drinking and not taking vitamins by the mother AND the father can lead to a child being born with Spina Bifida. A study was conducted and proved that it's not just the mothers who need to avoid smoking/drinking and need to take a Folic Acid supplement. If a father has a lack of this in his system through any of the above mentioned he can also be a cause for spina bifida in the child. This is very important and I wish it was emphasized more because we generally worry about the mother and don't stop to realize the father can have an influence as well.

Answer 4

Spina bifida doesn't follow a strict inheritance pattern, but hereditary factors do play some role, though it is not completely understood yet.

Mothers who have had one child with spina bifida have a 3-4% chance of their next child having spina bifida, while the general population only has a 0.1-0.2% chance. In the case a pregnant woman has a family history of spina bifida, it is recommended that they take a higher dose of folic acid than other pregnant women. Here again, folic acid plays a role in preventing neural tube defects (like spina bifida), but the mechanism is not well understood.

Also, for an unknown reason, it is more prevalent in female children than in male children.

Answer 5

Spina Bifida is a birth defect that happens in the first two weeks after conception where the spinal cord fails to develop properly. The exact causes of this defect is unknown however, some known risk factors are low folic acid and exposure to Agent Orange in parents. There is also a possible genetic link.

Answer 6

It can develop if the mother hasn't enough folic acid in her diet

Answer 7

They are born with it, it is a birth defect.