Spina bifida is a congenital birth defect that occurs due to “splitting” of the spinal cord due to failure of proper closure of the neural tube – the embryologic origin of the nervous system. Spina bifida is one form of Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) and it has three ascending degrees of severity according to how much of the spinal cord is left exposed; namely spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele. Spina bifida can often be diagnosed antenatally – during pregnancy – though treatment options are still limited especially for more severe forms and surgery being the main, and perhaps only, form of treatment (1).