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 | 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 | Aug 8, 2007 | Human Development
SURGERY FOR THE UNBORN PROVES IMPRESSIVELY SUCCESSFUL 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....
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...
