by Fetal Health Foundation | Jun 10, 2019 | front-page, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Resource News, Sponsor
In the video she discusses the improvements that resulted from the initial fetal surgeries, including a reduction in the need for shunts. She now believes that with the latest breakthroughs involving fetal surgery and stem cells that the paralysis associated with spina bifida will be cured in her lifetime.
by Fetal Health Foundation | May 30, 2019 | Blogs, front-page, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Story
Most mothers would probably tell their child to sit down and stop standing on the chair in the middle of their family photography session. But when you’re told your son will never walk and he mischievously climbs onto a chair with no help and stands there, posing for the camera … well, you let him do it.
by Fetal Health Foundation | May 13, 2019 | front-page, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Story
This time last year, I was taking a pregnancy test. Today, I’m the mother of a healthy four month-old little boy who loves to smile and kick his legs like crazy.
by Fetal Health Foundation | May 13, 2019 | front-page, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Story
Johnna Kerres tells her story of the surgery she and her son underwent before he was born. The fetoscopic surgery contributed to medical research.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Sep 28, 2015 | front-page, Grant Winner, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News
Update: We’re delighted to note that after being recognized in 2015, Dr. Miller is among the authors of a 2020 study on success in treating CDH with “FETO — fetoscopic tracheal balloon occlusion — is a minimally invasive procedure in which a...
by Fetal Health Foundation | Sep 22, 2015 | Blogs, front-page, Grant Winner, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News
The Fetal Health Foundation awarded the 2015 Nathanael and Gabriel Stowell Grant to Dr. Ahmed “Rony” Marwan at the University of Colorado to further his work in improving outcomes for babies diagnosed in utero with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida occurs when an area of the...