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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Dec 27;33(4):639–646. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3328-3

TABLE 1.

MOMS eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria Select Exclusion Criteria
  • Myelomeningocele (including myeloschisis) at level T1 through S1 with hindbrain herniation

  • Maternal age ≥18 years

  • Gestational age at randomization of 19–25 weeks

  • Normal Karyotype

  • Non-resident of the United States

  • Multifetal Pregnancy

  • Obesity defined as BMI ≥35

  • Lack of support person (e.g., husband, partner, mother)

  • Inability to comply with the travel and follow-up requirements

  • Failure to meet psychosocial criteria for the trial (as determined by a psychosocial interviewer)

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Detailed Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria can be found in MOMS Supplementary Appendix