…omphaloceles that many of us had ever seen,” said Robyn Huey Lao, pediatric surgery outpatient nurse practitioner at UC Davis Health. “But Everly’s skin tissue was also abnormal.” Huey Lao…
…that had potentially devastating outcomes. Babies diagnosed with these birth defects before birth either underwent fetal surgery to treat the condition before birth or received highly complex care immediately after…
…clinical trial is the world’s first stem cell treatment for spina bifida delivered during fetal surgery. While surgery performed after birth can help reduce some of the effects, surgery before…
…connected at the chest and abdomen, the twins underwent separation surgery at CHOP in October 2021. Their complex surgery lasted nine hours and involved dozens of medical professionals to complete….
…the perinatal mental health of those impacted by fetal surgery is heightened: >1 in 2 patients that underwent fetal surgery with pre-existing depression or anxiety saw exacerbated symptoms after delivery…