by APFLI | Dec 6, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother, Prenatal Surgery
When Andrea Hasse of Michigan was pregnant with her son, Grant, he was diagnosed with a condition that has about 1% chance of survival. His airways were largely blocked and he would suffer from lack of oxygen after birth. Doctors operated at 27 weeks of pregnancy and...
by APFLI | May 18, 2015 | Prenatal Surgery
On May 12, 2015, David A. Prentice, Ph.D., Vice President and Research Director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, was invited to speak on the science of fetal pain on Point of View radio talk show. On May 13, 2015 the United States House of Representatives passed the...
by APFLI | Apr 14, 2014 | Prenatal Surgery
Any Internet sensation—even if it colorfully over-interprets what is taking place—that further clarifies how child-like the unborn child is will always be welcomed. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/04/14/amazing-new-technology-shows-unborn-twins-jockeying-for-space/ In...
by APFLI | Sep 1, 2011 | Prenatal Surgery
Babies with a severe congenital spinal cord defect (called a “myelomeningocoele”) are at high risk of developing permanent brain and spinal cord damage, if the defect is not repaired soon after birth. Recently a consortium of world-renowned pediatric hospital centers...
by APFLI | Jun 7, 2009 | Prenatal Surgery
That Little Hand from the Womb: Samuel Armas Is Still Reaching Out for Life This remarkable boy told the reporter interviewing him that he knew that photograph gave countless babies their 'right to live'. Samuel Armas still has strong hands. Here he is...
by APFLI | Aug 6, 2008 | Abortion - Archive, Human Development, Prenatal Surgery
As people in India join a national abortion debate following an appeals court’s rejection of a couple’s request for a late-term abortion, the issue of fetal pain is coming into play. One aspect of the debate revolves around whether or not unborn children...
by APFLI | Dec 2, 2007 | Prenatal Surgery
A PIONEERING new form of keyhole surgery will be used to save the lives of dozens of unborn babies every year, Scotland on Sunday can reveal. The remarkable technique involves a ‘fetoscope’ about the width of three grains of sugar which is used to...
by APFLI | Apr 1, 2006 | Prenatal Surgery
Cincinnati Fetal Center is one of only a few comprehensive fetal care centers in the world. Led by physicians from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, our team specializes in treating...
by APFLI | Apr 28, 2004 | Prenatal Surgery
“Miraculous” Fetal Surgery Shows Babies With Spina Bifida Shouldn’t be Aborted Three-year-old Angeline Marie is spending some time in “the thinking chair” this week at preschool and her mother couldn’t be prouder. “She getting...
by APFLI | Mar 16, 2004 | Prenatal Surgery
This photo features a 21-week-old human fetus (Baby Samuel), still inside his mother’s uterus (womb). The photo was taken during an operation (Vanderbilt Univ, 1999) to correct spina bifida, a congenital condition. “Fetus” is a Latin word meaning...
