What Is a Fetal Syndrome?
Fetal Syndrome Awareness Month highlights the conditions that can affect a baby before birth and the importance of education, specialized fetal care, and support for families navigating a prenatal diagnosis.
Rose’s Story: Prenatal Spina Bifida Diagnosis
When Taylor and James learned their baby, Rose, had spina bifida, their world shifted overnight. From high-risk pregnancy care to in-utero surgery at Children’s Mercy, their story of hope, resilience, and the power of compassionate medical support unfolded.
UC Davis Surgeon Dr. Diana Farmer Honored for Groundbreaking Spina Bifida Research
Dr. Diana Farmer of UC Davis is pioneering new spina bifida treatments by combining fetal surgery with stem cell therapy in the groundbreaking CuRe Trial. Her work is transforming patient care and offering hope.
Thaddeus’s Story: Beyond Open Fetal Surgery, A Spina Bifida Success
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Ester and Samuel traveled across country and stayed away from home for months to ensure the health of their baby boy. His serious spina bifida diagnosis and mom’s cervical complications were challenges that Dr. Timothy Crombleholme accepted and triumphed over.
Nixon: Making remarkable strides in his development thanks to the world’s first study of its kind for spina bifida
The landmark clinical trial CuRe Trial: Cellular Therapy for In Utero Repair of Myelomeningocele is underway at UC Davis Health. The world’s first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells could change the life of a baby with spina bifida, who could otherwise be paralyzed from the waist down.
Christian: Now an EMT decades after groundbreaking spina bifida surgery
Christian was the 14th patient to undergo fetal surgery for myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida, at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is now a tall, handsome 24-year-old who recently passed his national certification to become an emergency medical technician (EMT).