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It’s important to mention that spinal bifida can denote more than a single birth defect. I have spinal bifida occulta and have never had any medical issues. I didn’t even know I had it until a doctor pointed it out in x-ray for an unrelated injury. My mother’s first child had spinal bifida myelomeningocele and did in fact die at a very young age due to complications stemming from her condition.