My Son’s First Surgery for Spina Bifida
…My doctors, Dr. Michael Belfort and Dr. William Whitehead, are leading the way when it comes to fetoscopic surgery for spina bifida. I feel so blessed to be a part…
Christian: Now an EMT decades after groundbreaking spina bifida surgery
Stewardship Partner Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has been a pioneer in the realm of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida. Christian was the 14th patient to undergo the procedure and…
Thaddeus’s Story: Beyond Open Fetal Surgery, A Spina Bifida Success
…the gender of baby number two. They were having a boy! Their excitement quickly turned grim when it was also revealed that he had spina bifida/MMC (myelomeningocele, the most common…
Tobias, second patient to receive stem cell treatment in utero, thanks to ongoing clinical trial for spina bifida
Fourth-time mom, Michelle Johnson, said “it was just devastating” to learn that her unborn baby had myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida. She immediately began making phone calls in…
Fetal Health Foundation Awards $50,000 Research Grant to Further Study Life-Threatening Fetal Lung Complication
…research grants previously awarded by FHF have recently been reported. A paper, “Bioengineering an Alternative to Open Fetal Repair for Spina Bifida,” published in the 2017 “Macromolecular Bioscience Journal,” highlights…