‘Mind-blowing’ Surgery in Mothers’ Wombs Spared Dozens of Babies From Spina Bifida Paralysis
[ad_1] For a fetus, spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal cord does not develop or does not close properly, is a devastating diagnosis. Until recently, doctors couldn’t try to correct the condition until after the baby was born. Even with postpartum medical intervention, the outcome was not always good. Now, however, thanks…