Understanding the Natural Progression of Spina Bifida: Prospective Study

Judy Thibadeau   ^{1 *} , RN, MN ;   Matthew R Reeder   ^{2 *} , MPH ;   Jennifer Andrews   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Katherine Ong   ^{1 *} , MA, PhD ;   Marcia L Feldkamp   ^{2 *} , PA, PhD ;   Sydney Rice   ^{3 *} , MS, MD ;   Ann Alriksson-Schmidt   ^{4 *} , MSPH, PhD, CPUP

¹ National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States

⁴ Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

*all authors contributed equally