Considering Fetal Surgery or a Fetal Care Center?  What to Keep in Mind

Considering Fetal Surgery or a Fetal Care Center? What to Keep in Mind

Fetal Health Foundation Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Timothy Crombleholme, MD, who leads the Fetal Care Center at Connecticut Children’s, shares six important details to consider when your baby needs fetal intervention not just to survive, but to thrive.

TTTS Triplet Parents Reflect on their Daughters’ Surgery and Birth

TTTS Triplet Parents Reflect on their Daughters’ Surgery and Birth

Performing surgery on triplets is more complex than on twins. In Tiffini’s case, there were two placentas: Hannah had one placenta all to herself, while Sophia and Isabella were sharing the other placenta, albeit unequally. Sophia and Isabella were affected by TTTS when the volume of blood flow across the connecting blood vessels between them became uneven, with Isabella getting too much and Sophia getting too little.