Fetoscopic MMC (Spina Bifida) Repair: One Family’s Journey
Soon after Katarina learned that her unborn baby would need surgery for a rare form of spina bifida, she realized that her choice in treatment could impact not only her…
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: Complex Procedure Saves Baby with Rare Fetal Tumor
…MRI, fetal ultrasound, fetal diagnostic testing and a fetal echocardiogram. Doctors on the team, including maternal-fetal medicine specialist Michael Zaretsky, MD, helped the family understand their treatment options, such as…
Nixon: Making remarkable strides in his development thanks to the world’s first study of its kind for spina bifida
When Lindsey Metcalf’s unborn baby was diagnosed with spina bifida, she and her husband Jared began searching for a state-of-the-art treatment that would provide hope. They discovered information about the…
A Family’s Journey with Rare Disease: Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A
Not long ago, a diagnosis of molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) type A meant death before kindergarten. But new treatments and top-notch diagnostics at The Fetal Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital,…
Gastroschisis and the search for better, earlier interventions at UC Davis Health
…of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, is focusing her research on prematurity and congenital anomalies, including gastroschisis. There is currently no in-utero treatment for…