Nursing care and surgical correction of neonatal myelomeningocele

Congenital abnormalities are described as anomalies involving structure, metabolic or endocrine processes, or genetic coding that is present in the newborn at the end of the pregnancy. Neural tube defects are the most common abnormality of the central nervous system, probably second only to cardiac defects when considering major congenital anomalies. Representing a major public health concern, neural tube defects have a dramatic impact on all social levels by virtue of their mortality, morbidity, social cost and human suffering.