“The three most common types of spina bifida include spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele.

Each year, about 1,278 babies are born with spina bifida, or 1 in every 2,857 births.1Hispanic women have the highest rate of having a child with spina bifida compared with non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black women.

Data from birth defects tracking programs were used to estimate the total number of pregnancies affected by spina bifida in the United States and are estimated as follows:

• Hispanic: 3.80 per 10,000 live births
• Non-Hispanic black or African-American: 2.73 per 10,000 live births
• Non-Hispanic white: 3.09 per 10,000 live births”

Center for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC (About Spina Bifida | Spina Bifida | CDC)