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Doctors operate to save baby her from spina bifida before she was even born

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Her name, perfectly chosen by her adoring parents, is short for the Spanish word for miracle. And little Mila is indeed extraordinary.  For this blue-eyed baby girl, cradled happily in her mother’s arms, is an astonishing testament to the powers of modern medicine as one of just a few dozen babies worldwide to have undergone … Read more

Showjumper, 19, with spina bifida sues GP for failing to tell her mother to take folic acid

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A teenage showjumper is suing a GP over his alleged failure to tell her mother to take folic acid before she was conceived.   Paralympic hopeful Evie Toombes, from Skegness, has limited mobility after being born in 2001 with a form of spina bifida. Through her mother Caroline Toombes, the 19-year-old has now brought the first … Read more