Yolanda Smith

Feature Writer

B.Pharm.

Pharmacy

Yolanda graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of South Australia and has experience working in both Australia and Italy. She is passionate about how medicine, diet and lifestyle affect our health and enjoys helping people understand this. In her spare time she loves to explore the world and learn about new cultures and languages.

Articles from Yolanda

Spina Bifida Pregnancy Screening

Pregnant women in most countries worldwide are currently offered prenatal screening for spina bifida and other birth defects.

5 Nov 2009

Spina Bifida Pathophysiology

Spina bifida is characterized by an opening of the spine, which originates from the formation of the neural tube in the first month of development of the embryo.

5 Nov 2009

Spina Bifida Treatment

Patients with spina bifida usually require a comprehensive management plan that involves a multidisciplinary team of health professionals.

5 Nov 2009

Spina Bifida Epidemiology

Epidemiology of spina bifida provides useful information that can help medical researchers to identify risk factors for the disease, health systems to implement policies of prevention and mother’s to take precautions to avoid complications.

5 Nov 2009

Spina Bifida

Spina bifida, literally translated from Latin to “split spine” is a neural tube birth defect that is characterised incomplete closure of the spinal cord. It can lead to symptoms such as loss of sensation and paralysis of the legs, the severity depending on the location and extent of the opening.

5 Nov 2009