“October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month—a time to celebrate the hundreds of thousands of people living with Spina Bifida.  Spina Bifida occurs in the first 28 days of pregnancy.  Spina Bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect compatible with life.  Often referred to as the “snow flake” condition.  Each year over 1,600 babies are born with this condition in the United States.  By 18 years old all those diagnosed with Spina Bifida will have had at least 8 surgeries.  There is no cure with Spina Bifida.”

Spina Bifida Association (https://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/awareness-month/facts/)