by Fetal Health Foundation | Apr 9, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, front-page, News, Resource News
In this ever-changing environment impacted by COVID-19, women who have higher-risk pregnancies face a different set of challenges in requiring more visits and potential fetal therapies in order to chance a successful delivery. The Fetal Health Foundation recently compiled the most accurate information out right now about what being diagnosed with a fetal syndrome looks like….
by Fetal Health Foundation | Apr 6, 2020 | front-page, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Resource News, Spina Bifida
award-winning 2020 Connexions magazine, full of updates around fetal research, how our maternal fetal partners are improving outcomes for patient families with conditions such as spina bifida, IUGR and tetralogy of fallot, as well as learning more about PCOS and pregnancy, or the importance around birth photography.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Dec 31, 2019 | Blogs, front-page, News, Resource News
Your support made a real difference to young families facing a fetal syndrome diagnosis. Read about the impact that the Fetal Health Foundation made in 2019. Download the report PDF and share!
by Fetal Health Foundation | Oct 30, 2019 | Blogs, front-page, News, Resource News, Story
Whether it’s your first or fifth pregnancy, this is a special time.
It is crucial to carefully consider what you are eating and make sure you are on a healthy balanced diet throughout your pregnancy.
While you may have to cut out some foods for nine months, some are okay in small amounts.
by Fetal Health Foundation | Jun 12, 2019 | Blogs, front-page, Myelomeningocele/Spina Bifida, News, Resource News, Sponsor
Growing up in the 1960’s, Dr. Diana Farmer’s mother taught Sunday school for disabled children where she first met children who had spina bifida.
“It was a really crummy disease,” Farmer said. Dr. Farmer is now leading innovative research, which holds promise of saving lives and lifetimes.
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.