…While surgery performed after birth can help reduce some of the effects, surgery before birth can prevent or lessen the severity of the fetus’s spinal damage, which worsens over the…
…Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, highlighting the strategic development and long-term vision behind establishing a comprehensive maternal-fetal surgery center. The Strategic Development of Maternal-Fetal Surgery Centers The article, “The Process of…
…surgery, particularly if the placenta is anterior. You will be given antibiotics before and after surgery. Postoperative Care Typically, you will remain in the hospital for 1 to 2 days…
…with laser energy. A second trocar may have to be inserted to complete the surgery, particularly if the placenta is anterior. You will be given antibiotics before and after surgery….
Fetal surgery for spina bifida is improving outcomes. The fetal surgeons at Cincinnati Children’s Fetal Care Center, who have extensive experience and innovative intervention therapies to help treat spina bifida…